The role of sperm oxidative stress in male infertility and the significance of oral antioxidant therapy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1628-1640

  Gharagozloo, Parviz ^a   Aitken, R John ^b  

^a CELLOXESS LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

antioxidant therapy; human spermatozoa; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; CARNITINE; CATALASE; DNA; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LEVACECARNINE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PLACEBO; REACTIVE HALOGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REACTIVE SULFUR SPECIES; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN B GROUP; ZINC;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GARLIC; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959460537     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der132     Document Type: Review

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