... because it promotes the breakdown of toxic peroxides formed during metabolism, impeding cell membrane damage. Selenium protects against toxicity by means of mercury, cadmium, and silver (Morales-González, ... DeClerck, Y.A., Mercurio, A .M. , Stack, M. S., Chapman, H. A., Zutter, M. M. , Muschel, R. J., Raz, A., Matrisian, L. M. , Sloane, B. F., Noel, A., Coussens, L. & Padarathsingh, M. Matrix Restructuring ... Mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT), which is associated with loss of mitochondrial energy, mitochondrial matrix inflammation, and external membrane rupture; this is accompanied by...