Adolescent varicocele: Improved sperm function after varicocelectomy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 994-999

  Lacerda, Jose Iran ^a   Del Giudice, Paula Toni ^a   Da Silva, Barbara Ferreira ^a   Nichi, Marcilio ^b   Fariello, Roberta Maria ^a   Fraietta, Renato ^a   Restelli, Adriana Ester ^a   Blumer, Camile Garcia ^a   Bertolla, Ricardo Pimenta ^a   Cedenho, Agnaldo Pereira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

adolescents; DNA damage; lipid peroxidation; mitochondria metabolism; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DIAMINOBENZIDINE; MALONALDEHYDE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SUBINGUINAL MICROSURGICAL VARICOCELECTOMY; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MITOCHONDRIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951955912     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.031     Document Type: Article

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