Impaired seminal antioxidant capacity in human semen with hyperviscosity or oligoasthenozoospermia

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 798-803

  Siciliano, L ^a   Tarantino, P ^a   Longobardi, F ^a   Rago, V ^a   De Stefano, C ^a   Carpino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalase; Highly viscous ejaculate; Superoxide dismutase; Total antioxidant status

Indexed keywords

SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; VISCOSITY;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEMEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0034851957     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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