α-tocopherol in human spermatozoa and seminal plasma: Relationships with motility, antioxidant enzymes and leukocytes

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 739-744

  Therond P ^a,b   Auger, J ^b   Legrand, A ^a,b   Jouannet, P ^b  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Human; Lipid peroxidation; Spermatozoa; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEUKOCYTES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0030252697     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.10.739     Document Type: Article

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