The effects of antioxidant supplementation during Percoll preparation on human sperm DNA integrity

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1240-1247

  Hughes, Ciara M ^a   Lewis, Sheena E M ^a   McKelvey Martin, Valerie J ^b   Thompson, W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; Ascorbic acid; Comet assay; DNA damage; Urate

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; URATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0031813609     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1240     Document Type: Article

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