Relationship between ROS production, apoptosis and DNA denaturation in spermatozoa from patients examined for infertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-138

  Moustafa, Mohamed ^a,b   Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Thornton, Julie ^a   Mascha, Edward ^a   Abdel Hafez, Mohammed A ^b   Thomas Jr , Anthony J ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA damage; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIPOCORTIN 5; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DENATURATION; DONOR; EJACULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATHOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0347316382     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh024     Document Type: Article

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