Involvement of mitochondrial activity in mediating ELF-EMF stimulatory effect on human sperm motility

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-27

  Iorio, Roberto ^a   Delle Monache, Simona ^a   Bennato, Francesca ^a   Di Bartolomeo, Claudia ^a   Scrimaglio, Renato ^a   Cinque, Benedetta ^a   Colonna, Rosella Cardigno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ELF EMF; Energy metabolism; Human sperm; Mitochondrial activity

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GLUCOSE; KINEMATICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY PARAMETERS; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMAN SPERM; HUMAN SPERMATOZOA; KINEMATICS PARAMETERS; MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVITY; SPERM MOTILITY; SQUARE WAVEFORM; STIMULATORY EFFECTS;

MITOCHONDRIA;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 78650044742     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20602     Document Type: Article

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