Altered levels of seminal nitric oxide, nitric oxide synthase, and enzymatic antioxidants and their association with sperm function in infertile subjects

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-140

  Ramya, T ^a   Misro, Man Mohan ^a   Sinha, Devabrata ^a   Nandan, Deoki ^a   Mithal, Sandeep ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

Author keywords

infertile subjects; reactive nitrogen species; semen analysis; Sperm function

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INDIA; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CHROMATIN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 78650417640     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.044     Document Type: Article

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