Interaction between leucocytes and human spermatozoa influencing reactive oxygen intermediates release

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-75

  Fra̧czek, Monika ^a   Sanocka, Dorota ^a   Kurpisz, Maciej ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Human semen; Leucocytes; Reactive oxygen intermediates

Indexed keywords

FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST; SPERMATOZOON;

ACRIDINES; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LEUKOCYTES; LUMINOL; MALE; N-FORMYLMETHIONINE LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 1642564374     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0105-6263.2003.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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