The effect of coenzyme Q10 on sperm motility and function

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL., 1997, Pages 213-219

  Lewin, Aby ^a   Lavon, Haim ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coenzyme Q10; Fertilization; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Motility; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; UBIDECARENONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; UBIQUINONE;

ADULT; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CELL ENERGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MITOCHONDRION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION; INJECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INJECTIONS; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; UBIQUINONE;

EID: 0030630457     PISSN: 00982997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-2997(97)00036-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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