Reactive oxygen species and human spermatozoa: Physiology and pathology

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 61-69

  Griveau, J F ^a   Le Lannou, D ^a  

^a Hotel Dieu CHU Rennes   (France)

Author keywords

Free radicals; Lipid peroxidation; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEROXIDE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0030820190     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1997.00044.x     Document Type: Review

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