Role of reactive oxygen species in the pathophysiology of human reproduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 829-843

  Agarwal, Ashok ^a   Saleh, Ramadan A ^a   Bedaiwy, Mohamed A ^a  

^a Ctr Adv Res Hum Repro I   (United States)

Author keywords

Female infertility; Male infertility; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERM CELL; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE INFERTILITY; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SMOKING; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0037382663     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04948-8     Document Type: Review

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