Activity of antioxidant enzymes in seminal plasma and their relationship with lipid peroxidation of spermatozoa

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 485-491

  Tavilani, Heidar ^a   Goodarzi, Mohamad T ^a   Vaisi Raygani, Asad ^b   Salimi, Saeedeh ^c   Hassanzadeh, Taghi ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Catalase; Glutathione peroxidase; Malondialdehyde; Semen; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349154079     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382008000400011     Document Type: Article

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