Impact of oxidative stress on female fertility

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-222

  Ruder, Elizabeth H ^a   Hartman, Terryl J ^b   Goldman, Marlene B ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Female infertility; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MULTIVITAMIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 67650291042     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e32832924ba     Document Type: Review

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