In vitro effects of peroxynitrite on human spermatozoa

Andrologia

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 195-198

  Oztezcan S ^a,b   Turkoglu U M ^a   Kervancioglu E ^a   Kocak T ^a   Kocak Toker N ^a   Aykac Toker G ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infertility; Lipid peroxidation; Peroxynitrite; Sperm motility; Sulfhydryl content

Indexed keywords

PEROXYNITRITE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0032790549     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.1999.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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