Determination of glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase-like activities in equine spermatozoa, seminal plasma, and reproductive tissues

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1415-1419

  Baumber, Julie ^a   Ball, Barry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUMENE HYDROPEROXIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULBOURETHRAL GLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORSE; MALE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROSTATE; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; VESICULAR GLAND; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; SPERM;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS; GENITALIA, MALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HORSES; MALE; PROSTATE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS;

EID: 26944463512     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1415     Document Type: Article

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