Antioxidant defence system of boar cauda epididymidal spermatozoa and reproductive tract fluids

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 527-533

  Koziorowska Gilun, M ^a   Koziorowski, M ^b   Fraser, L ^a   Strzezek, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PHOSPHOLIPID HYDROPEROXIDE GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; PHOSPHOLIPID-HYDROPEROXIDE GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PROSTATE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY FLUIDS; CATALASE; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITALIA, MALE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MALE; PROSTATE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 79955666602     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01701.x     Document Type: Article

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