Total antioxidant capacity of human seminal plasma

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1655-1660

  Smith, R ^a,c   Vantman, D ^a   Ponce, J ^a   Escobar, J ^b   Lissi, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Human semen; Lipid peroxidation; Male infertility

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; LUMINOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PROTECTION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0029840062     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019465     Document Type: Article

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