Relevance of vitamin D in reproduction  

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Luk, Janelle ; Torrealday, Saioa ; Perry, Genevieve Neal ; Pal, Lubna

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Human Reproduction vol. 27 no. 10 (Oct. 2012), page 3015-3027.
Topik: REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; Female tract; sperm quality; oocyte quality; environmental

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: H07.K.2012.03 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The steroid hormone vitamin D is historically recognized for its relevance to bone health and calcium homeostasis. Recent years have witnessed a shift in focus to non-skeletal benefits of vitamin D; in this latter context, an accruing body of literature attests to a relevance of vitamin D to reproductive physiology. This article reviews the existing data about the diverse and previously underappreciated roles for vitamin D in reproductive health. A large body of available literature suggests that vitamin D deficiency may be detrimental to reproductive biology. However, given that our appreciation of vitamin D's role in reproductive physiology is almost entirely shaped by ‘associative’ studies and that data based on prospective interventional trials are limited, these concepts remain predominantly conjectural. Exact mechanisms whereby vitamin D may participate in the regulation of reproductive physiology remain far from clear. This review underscores a need for appropriately designed intervention trials to address the existing knowledge gaps and to delineate the specific roles of vitamin D signaling in reproductive biology.

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