Sperm viability, apoptosis, and intracellular reactive oxygen species levels in human spermatozoa before and after induction of oxidative stress

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 814-821

  Mahfouz, Reda Z ^a   du Plessis, Stefan S ^b   Aziz, Nabil ^c   Sharma, Rakesh ^a   Sabanegh, Edmund ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

apoptosis; flow cytometry; human spermatozoa; intracellular staining; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXYGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON;

APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; NECROSIS; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 75749087661     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.068     Document Type: Article

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