Effects of N-acetylcysteine on Semen Parameters and Oxidative/Antioxidant Status

Urology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-76

  Ciftci, Halil ^a   Verit, Ayhan ^a   Savas, Murat ^a   Yeni, Ercan ^a   Erel, Ozcan ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PEROXIDE; PLACEBO; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; VISCOSITY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 67649213960     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.02.034     Document Type: Article

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