Possible enhancement of carcinogenesis by selenium in an animal tumor model.
Findings from animal tumor models and epidemiologic investigations of humans have identified selenium as a possible anticarcinogenic nutrient. Recent evidence, however, indicates that under some circumstances high levels of selenium can actually enhance experimental tumorigenesis.
D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D009602:Nitrosamines; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012643:Selenium / Q000009:adverse effects*
D009602:Nitrosamines; C013622:nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine; D012643:Selenium