Selenium and Fertility in Animals and Man–A Review

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-30

  Hansen, J C ^a   Deguchi, Y ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

experiment; humans; livestock

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; SELENIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0029687217     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03548116     Document Type: Article

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