A role for mitochondrial DNA and sperm survival

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-199

  St John, Justin C ^a,b   Sakkas, Denny ^a   Barratt, Christopher L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; FREE RADICAL; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA CONFORMATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0033999265     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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