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Selenium and Mammalian Uterine Health: A Comprehensive Review
Ruoning Wu1, Xiaohan Li1, Zhaoming Li1
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Abstract:
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for animals and plays an important role in maintaining various physiological functions. In recent years, more and more studies have focused on the relationship between selenium and mammalian uterus health. This review comprehensively summarizes the current research progress in this field and introduces the physiological functions of selenium, including its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune regulatory functions. It also analyzed the role of selenium in uterine development, maintaining pregnancy, preventing and treating uterine diseases from multiple aspects. In addition, factors affecting animal selenium utilization and appropriate selenium supplementation strategies were also introduced. Understanding the relationship between selenium and animal uterine health is of great significance for improving animal reproductive performance, ensuring offspring health, and promoting sustainable development of the animal husbandry.
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