Relationship between oxidative stress, semen characteristics, and clinical diagnosis in men undergoing infertility investigation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 459-464

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

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Male infertility; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; VARICOCELE; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0033954920     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00567-1     Document Type: Article

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