Antioxidants and infertility treatment, the role of Satureja Khuzestanica: A mini-systematic review

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 61-70

  Safarnavadeh, Tahereh ^b   Rastegarpanah, Mansoor ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Infertility; Satureja khuzstanica

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASTAXANTHIN; CARNITINE; CLOMIFENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MELATONIN; MENEVIT; PLACEBO; SELENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; REVIEW; SATUREJA KRUZESTANICA; SPERM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79959389117     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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