Scavenging effect of N-acetyl-L-cysteine against reactive oxygen species in human semen: A possible therapeutic modality for male factor infertility?

Andrologia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 125-131

  Oeda, T ^a,b   Henkel, R ^a   Ohmori, H ^b   Schill, W B ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

human semen; male infertility; N acetyl L cysteine; reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SPERM;

EID: 0030985307     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1997.tb00305.x     Document Type: Article

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