Effects of autoimmunity to the prostate on the fertility of the male rat

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 2273-2280

  Motrich, Ruben D ^a   Mackern Oberti, Juan Pablo ^a   Maccioni, Mariana ^a   Rivero, Virginia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

autoimmunity; fertility; male infertility; Prostatitis; ROS; TAC

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CITRIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; RAT; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMEN; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPERM CAPACITATION;

EID: 67349179471     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.046     Document Type: Article

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