Selenium and male fertility [electronic resource] / Matilde Maiorino.
Material type: FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Free radicals and the oxygen paradox : oxidative stress in biology, aging and disease: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2016Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (52 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Fertility, Human | Oxidative stress | Selenium -- chemistry | Selenium | Spermatogenesis | Spermatozoa -- Physiology | Antioxidants -- metabolism | Cell Survival | Fertility -- physiology | Glutathione Peroxidase -- deficiency | Glutathione Peroxidase -- metabolism | Glutathione -- metabolism | Infertility, Male | Oxidation-Reduction | Oxidative Stress -- physiology | Selenocysteine | Selenoproteins | Spermatogenesis -- physiology | Spermatozoa -- enzymologyOnline resources: Click here to access online | SeriesAnimated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Updated version of a talk first published in 2007.
Contents: Selenium in nutrition -- Selenocysteine as the 21st aminoacid -- Eukaryotic selenocysteine-containing proteins -- GPx4 and the Sec-glutathione peroxidases -- The redox chemistry of GPx4 and spermatogenesis -- Selenium and male fertility -- Whole body KO of GPx4 -- Selenoproteins involved in spermatogenesis -- Spermatozoa GPx4 activity as a biomarker of fertility.
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