Reactive oxygen species generation by human spermatozoa: A continuing enigma

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 191-194

  Aitken, R John ^a   Baker, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE;

CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DNA DAMAGE; EDITORIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERM LINE; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; MALE; METABOLISM;

HUMANS; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0035996498     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2002.03521.x     Document Type: Editorial

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