Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine preserves sperm motility after swim-up

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 830-833

  Perera, D M D ^a   Katz, M ^a   Heenbanda, S R ^a   Marchant, S ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

inhibitors; IVF; L NMMA; motility; nitric oxide; Semen; sperm; swim up

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0029907971     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58645-2     Document Type: Article

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