Ganglioside GT1b protects human spermatozoa from hydrogen peroxide-induced DNA and membrane damage

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 536-544

  Gavella, Mirjana ^a   Garaj Vrhovac, Verica ^b   Lipovac, Vaskresenija ^a   Antica, Mariastefania ^c   Gajski, Goran ^b   Car, Nikica ^a  

^a University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^c RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Ganglioside; Hydrogen peroxide; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

DICHLORODIHYDROFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; DNA; GANGLIOSIDE GT 1B; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL PROTECTION; CELL TRANSPORT; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DRUG MECHANISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SPERMATOZOON;

ANNEXIN A5; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR STRUCTURES; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; PEROXIDES; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77951897466     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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