Cigarette smoking impairs sperm bioenergetics

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-64

  Chohan, Kazim R ^a   Badawy, Shawky Z A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Male infertility; Respiration; Smoking; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOKING; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEMEN; SMOKING; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77953883695     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382010000100010     Document Type: Article

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