Aging, mitochondria and male reproductive function

Current Aging Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-173

  Amaral, Sandra ^a   Ramalho Santos, João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Age; Infertility; Male reproductive function; Mitochondria; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MITOCHONDRION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; AGE; CELL AGING; DNA DAMAGE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; CELL AGING; DNA DAMAGE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77649221056     PISSN: 18746098     EISSN: 18746128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874609810902030165     Document Type: Article

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