Supplementation of cryomedium with ascorbic acid-2-glucoside (AA2G) improves human sperm post-thaw motility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2001-2004

  Jenkins, Timothy G ^a   Aston, Kenneth I ^a   Carrell, Douglas T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Ascorbic acid 2 glucoside; oxidative stress; sperm cryopreservation; sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID 2 GLUCOSIDE; TISSUE CULTURE MEDIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 79955049780     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.023     Document Type: Article

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