Leucocytospermia, oxidative stress and male fertility: Facts and hypotheses;Leucospermie, stress oxydatif et fertilité masculine: Certitudes et hypothèses

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 2-10

  Lemkecher, T ^a   Dartigues, S ^a   Vaysse, J ^a   Kulski, O ^a   Barraud Lange, V ^a   Gattegno, L ^a   Wolf, J P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

Inflammatory syndrome of the male genital track; Leukocytospermia; ROS

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; GAMETE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM;

EID: 14744293896     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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