Analysis of the impact of intracellular reactive oxygen species generation on the structural and functional integrity of human spermatozoa: Lipid peroxidation, DNA fragmentation and effectiveness of antioxidants

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1429-1436

  Twigg, Jeremy ^a   Fulton, Norma ^a   Gomez, Emilio ^a,b   Stewart Irvine, D ^a   John Aitken, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IVI Murcia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albumin; DNA damage; NADP; Reactive oxygen species; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; DNA FRAGMENT; FERROUS ION; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYPOTAURINE; LIPID PEROXIDE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOMALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0031805926     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1429     Document Type: Article

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