Potential role of reactive oxygen species on testicular pathology associated with infertility

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-99

  Koksal, I Turker ^a   Usta, M ^a   Orhan, I ^a   Abbasoglu, S ^a   Kadioglu, A ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infertility; Malondialdehyde; Reactive oxygen species; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; MALONALDEHYDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TESTOSTERONE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; CELL AGING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS;

EID: 0037530265     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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