Attenuation of oxidative stress & DNA damage in varicocelectomy: Implications in infertility management

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 728-730

  Dada, Rima ^a   Shamsi, Monis Bilal ^a   Venkatesh, Sunderarjan ^a   Gupta, Naramada Prasad ^a   Kumar, Rajeev ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Infertility; Oxidative stress; Semen; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPERM; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 78751515363     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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