Varicocele is associated with elevated spermatozoal reactive oxygen species production and diminished seminal plasma antioxidant capacity

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1831-1834

  Hendin, Benjamin N ^a   Kolettis, Peter N ^a   Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Thomas Jr , Anthony J ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Infertility, male; Reactive oxygen species; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0032829436     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68818-0     Document Type: Article

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