Reactive oxygen species production by the spermatozoa of patients with idiopathic infertility: Relationship to seminal plasma antioxidants

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 140-143

  Alkan, Ilter ^a   Şimşek, Ferruh ^a   Haklar, Goncagül ^a   Kervancioǧlu, Ertan ^a   Özveri, Hakan ^a   Yalçin, Süha ^a   Akdaş, Atif ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

infertility, male; reactive oxygen species; semen; testis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; LUCIGENIN; LUMINOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0343703440     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65307-2     Document Type: Article

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