Antioxidants and reactive oxygen species in human fertility

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 189-198

  Taylor, Clare T ^a  

^a Priory Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Capacitation; Human fertility; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RETINOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034852415     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(01)00099-0     Document Type: Article

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