Alterations in mitochondria membrane potential and oxidative stress in infertile men: A prospective observational study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 844-850

  Wang, Xia ^a   Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Gupta, Akshay ^a   George, Valal ^a   Thomas Jr , Anthony J ^a   Falcone, Tommaso ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Flow cytometry; Male infertility; Mitochondrial membrane potential; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CARBOCYANINE; LUMINOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0141516719     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)00983-X     Document Type: Article

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