Inflammatory mediators exert toxic effects of oxidative stress on human spermatozoa

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-333

  Fraczek, Monika ^a   Kurpisz, Maciej ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Inflammatory factors; Peroxidative damage; Reactive oxygen species; Semen

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; PROTEINASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GERM CELL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFLAMMATION; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; TISSUE INJURY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKINS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33947288046     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.001149     Document Type: Review

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