The role of oxidative stress in spontaneous abortion and recurrent pregnancy loss: A systematic review

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 335-347

  Gupta, Sajal ^a,b   Agarwal, Ashok ^b,c   Banerjee, Jashoman ^b   Alvarez, Juan G ^d,e  

^a Reproductive Research Center   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Centro de Infertilidad Masculina ANDROGEN   (Spain)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYOPATHY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW; SPERM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANTIOXIDANTS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 34247250298     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000261644.89300.df     Document Type: Review

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