Editorial Open Access
Volume 1 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.46439/reproductivemed.1.005
The role of selenium in combating infertility: A vital yet overlooked nutrient
Jun Yang1,*
- 1Department of Internal Medicine – Endocrinology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-1060, USA
Corresponding Author
Jun Yang, junyang@UTMB.EDU
Received Date: August 30, 2024
Accepted Date: September 25, 2024
Yang J. The Role of Selenium in Combating Infertility: A Vital Yet Overlooked Nutrient. J Clin Exp Reprod Med. 2024;1(1):40-42.
Copyright: © 2024 Yang J. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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