Factors contributing to gender differences in serum retinol and α-tocopherol in infertile couples

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 583-590

  Al Azemi, Majedah K ^a   Omu, A E ^a   Fatinikun, T ^a   Mannazhath, N ^a   Abraham, S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Antioxidant status; Gender differences; Oxidative stress; Retinal; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; RETINOL;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 70449102776     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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