Association between seminal plasma carnitine and sperm mitochondrial enzymatic activities

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 335-340

  Ruiz Pesini, Eduardo ^a   Alvarez, Enrique ^b   Enríquez, José Antonio ^a   López Pérez, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Mitochondria; Spermatogenesis; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SECRETION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON;

CARNITINE; ENZYMES; HUMANS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0035214036     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2001.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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