Effect of reactive oxygen species and the activity of antioxidant systems on human semen; Association with male infertility

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 255-264

  Sanocka, D ^a   Miesel, R ^b,e   Jedrzejczak P ^c   Chelmonskasoyta A ^d   Kurpisz, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (Poland)

^b DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

^c POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Male infertility; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; TERATOZOOSPERMIA;

EID: 0031442354     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1997.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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