Possible influence of vitamin D on male reproduction

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 173, Issue , 2017, Pages 215-222

  Boisen, Ida Marie ^a,b   Bøllehuus Hansen, Lasse ^a,b   Mortensen, Li Juel ^a,b   Lanske, Beate ^b   Juul, Anders ^a   Blomberg Jensen, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Fertility; Reproduction; Sex hormones; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE; VITAMIN D; AROMATASE; CALCITRIOL RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; VDR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPERM QUALITY; TESTIS CANCER; VITAMIN METABOLISM; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TESTIS TUMOR;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 85000351024     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.09.023     Document Type: Review

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