Is oxidative stress an etiologic factor in idiopathic male infertility?

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Yeni, Ercan ^a   Çiftçi, Halil ^a   Savaş, Murat ^a   Verit, Ayhan ^a   Taşkin, Abdullah ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Idiopathic infertility; Sperm parameters; Total antioxidant capacity; Total peroxide

Indexed keywords

AGE-MATCHED CONTROLS; BLOOD PLASMA; CONTROL GROUPS; ETIOLOGIC FACTORS; IDIOPATHIC INFERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; STUDY GROUPS; TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY;

OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMAS;

BLOOD;

ANTIOXIDANT; PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMA; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM;

EID: 76149142457     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0907-6     Document Type: Article

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