A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SELENIUM AND ITS ROLE IN HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Authors

  • EKAMBARAMGNANADESIGAN Division of physiology, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India, pin 608 002
  • BALUMAHENDRAN.K Division of Biochemistry, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India, pin 608 002
  • E.GNANAGURUDASAN Department of Anatomy, Malabar Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, pin 673321
  • SANTHOSH KUMAR.N Department of Biochemistry, Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka, India, pin 572 106

Keywords:

Antioxidant, Reproductive system, Selenium, Toxicity

Abstract

Selenium (Se) is considered to be one of the most controversial trace elements. Se deficiency is a global health problem related to an increased susceptibility to various diseases of animals and humans particularly male infertility. This review covers particularly the current knowledge of selenium in the reproductive system. Nowadays, infertility is one of the most stressful conditions amongst married couples. Male factor infertility is implicated in almost half of these cases. Recent advances in the field of reproductive medicine have focused the role of selenium concentration in relation with male fertility. The main aim of the present review was to provide further data on the distribution of this metal throughout the human male reproductive tract.

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31.12.2013

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EKAMBARAMGNANADESIGAN, BALUMAHENDRAN.K, E.GNANAGURUDASAN, & SANTHOSH KUMAR.N. (2013). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SELENIUM AND ITS ROLE IN HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 4(4), 1–15. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/2829

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Volume 4, Issue 4, 2013

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Review Articles

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