Selenium Toxicity in C57BL/6 Mice

The purpose of my ORCA project was to determine the highest intake of selenomethylcysteine mice could consume without it being toxic to them. Selenium has been shown to have preventative effects on the progression of prostate cancer, so determining the optimum dosage of selenomethylcysteine (the mos...

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Main Authors: Nielson, Lauren, Christensen, Dr. Merrill
Format: Text
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Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2014
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/853
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/context/jur/article/3192/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
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Summary:The purpose of my ORCA project was to determine the highest intake of selenomethylcysteine mice could consume without it being toxic to them. Selenium has been shown to have preventative effects on the progression of prostate cancer, so determining the optimum dosage of selenomethylcysteine (the most absorabable form of selenium) is essential for future research on this topic.