Plasma and semen ascorbic levels in spermatogenesis

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 290-293

  Ebesunun, M O ^a   Solademi, B A ^a   Shittu, O B ^b   Anetor, J I ^a   Onuegbu, J A ^a   Olisekodiaka, J M ^a   Agbedana, E O ^a   Onyeaghala, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Infertility; Lipids; Lipoproteins; Semen and plasma ascorbic acid

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; NIGERIA; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 14244254894     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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