Can lycopene be delivered into semen via prostasomes? In vitro incorporation and retention studies

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 528-533

  Goyal, A ^a   Delves, G H ^a   Chopra, M ^a   Lwaleed, B A ^b   Cooper, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High performance liquid chromatography; In vitro studies; Lycopene; Prostasomes; Semen

Indexed keywords

LYCOPENE; PROSTATE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; SPERM;

ADSORPTION; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANELLES; PROSTATE; SEMEN; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 33748474401     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2006.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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