Selection of high quality spermatozoa may be promoted by activated vitamin D in the woman
Author(s) -
Lasse Bøllehuus Hansen,
Anders Rehfeld,
Rosanna de Neergaard,
John E. Nielsen,
Lea Hedegaard Iversen,
Ida Marie Boisen,
Li Juel Mortensen,
Beate Lanske,
Kristian Almstrup,
Elisabeth Carlsen,
Anders H. Berg,
Niels Jørgensen,
Anders Nyboe Andersen,
Anders Juul,
Martin Blomberg Jensen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-3008
Subject(s) - calcitriol receptor , follicular fluid , cyp24a1 , vitamin d and neurology , medicine , endocrinology , semen , sperm , andrology , follicular phase , semen quality , biology , chemistry , embryo , oocyte , microbiology and biotechnology
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) and enzymes involved in activation (CYP2R1, CYP27B1) and inactivation (CYP24A1) of vitamin D are expressed in ovary, testes, and spermatozoa.
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