Effect of genistein supplementation of thawing medium on characteristics of frozen human spermatozoa

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 431-441

  Martinez Soto, Juan Carlos ^a,b   De Dioshourcade, Juan ^c   Gutiérrez Adán, Alfonso ^c   Landeras, José Lorenzo ^b   Gadea, Joaquín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b 2IVI MURCIA ^*  (Spain)

^c INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cryopreservation; DNA damage; Genistein; Isoflavones; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

G 6649; GENISTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA DAMAGE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREEZING; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77952048174     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2009.92     Document Type: Article

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