Antioxidants to reduce sperm DNA fragmentation: An unexpected adverse effect

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 418-421

  Ménézo, Yves J R ^a   Hazout, André ^a   Panteix, Gilles ^b   Robert, François ^b   Rollet, Jacques ^b   Cohen Bacrie, Paul ^a   Chapuis, François ^c   Clément, Patrice ^d   Benkhalifa, Moncef ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

^b LMM Laboratoire Marcel Merieux   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^d Clinique Saint Antoine   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Reactive oxygen species; Sperm condensation; Sperm DNA fragmentation

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CYSTINE; DNA FRAGMENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; GENE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MUTAGENICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247174266     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60887-5     Document Type: Article

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