Distribution of alpha-, gamma (+beta)- and delta-tocopherol in the seminal plasma, spermatozoa and seminal vesicles of rabbit

Andrologia

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 282-285

  Mourvaki, E ^a   Collodel, G ^b   Moretti, E ^b   Cosci, I ^b   Castellini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Oxidative stress; Rabbit semen vesicles; Spermatozoa; Vitamin E homologues

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DELTA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; TOCOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; BETA-TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBITS; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPERMATOZOA; TOCOPHEROLS;

EID: 51649129848     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2008.00854.x     Document Type: Article

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