Role of reactive oxygen species in male infertility

Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 835-850

  Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; PENTOXIFYLLINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VARICOCELE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FORECASTING; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEMEN; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERMATOZOA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0030464440     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(96)00313-5     Document Type: Review

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