The reactive oxygen species - Total antioxidant capacity score is a new measure of oxidative stress to predict male infertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2801-2807

  Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Pasqualotto, Fabio F ^a   Nelson, David R ^a   Thomas Jr , Anthony J ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; ROS TAC score; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSTATITIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0032759048     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2801     Document Type: Article

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