Mitochondrial glutathione peroxidase 4 disruption causes male infertility
Open Access
- 15 April 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 23 (9), 3233-3242
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.09-132795
Abstract
Selenium is linked to male fertility. Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4), first described as an antioxidant enzyme, is the predominant selenoenzyme in testis and has been suspected of being vital for sp...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Research Council Sri Lanka
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (ss)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SPP1087)
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