Antioxidant systems in rat epididymal spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 753-758

  Tramer, Federica ^a   Rocco, Francesca ^a   Micali, Fulvio ^a   Sandri, Gabriella ^a   Panfil, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PHOSPHOLIPID HYDROPEROXIDE GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; EPIDIDYMIS; FREE RADICALS; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOZOA; VITAMIN E;

CAPUT; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031680268     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.4.753     Document Type: Article

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