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Selenoproteins reduce susceptibility to DMBA-induced mammary carcinogenesis.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jun 2012
Hudson Tamaro S, Carlson Bradley A, Hoeneroff Mark J, Young Heather A, Sordillo Lorraine, Muller William J, Hatfield Dolph L, Green Jeffrey E
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Selenium is an essential micronutrient in the diet of humans and other mammals. Based largely on animal studies and epidemiological evidence, selenium is purported to be a promising cancer chemopreventive agent. However, the biological mechanisms by which chemopreventive activity takes place are poorly understood. It remains unclear whether selenium acts in its elemental form, through incorporation into organic...
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