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Abstract
A simple method for assessment of the toxicity and antidote effect of
selenium nanoparticles with Paramecium caudatum is presented. Light microscopy in
combination with computerized video tracking is employed for the determination of the survival time of P. caudatum. Up to 800
mg/L, selenium nanoparticles are not acutely toxic. With respect to a potential antidote effect, the
lethality of silver nanoparticles, silver nitrate, sodium hydrogen selenite,
and sodium selenite to P. caudatum was decreased and survival time was extended upon pre-treatment with selenium nanoparticles.
Taken together, these findings suggest that administration of selenium
nanoparticles attenuates exposure to toxicants. Selenium nanoparticles could be a good
functional additive for food management in animals.