Antioxidant Therapy in Male Infertility

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 319-330

  Patel, Sutchin R ^a   Sigman, Mark ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CARNITINE; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; LEVACECARNINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SELENIUM;

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON;

ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 41949129982     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2008.01.009     Document Type: Review

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