Selenite-induced increase in glutathione peroxidase activity protects human cells from hydrogen peroxide-induced DNA damage, but not from damage inflicted by ionizing radiation.
Sandström
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Swedish Defence Research Establishment, Umeå.
Grankvist
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Marklund
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D004249:DNA Damage; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D020887:Selenious Acid; D012643:Selenium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000528:radiation effects
D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D020887:Selenious Acid; D012643:Selenium