Free radicals and male reproduction

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 184-187

  Agarwal, Ashok ^a   Allamaneni, Shyam S R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti oxidants; Fertilisation; Free radicals; Infertility; Male reproduction; Sperm dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANALGESIC, ANTIINFLAMMATORY, ANTIRHEUMATIC AND ANTIGOUT AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOTAURINE; PYRUVIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TAURINE; URATE;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; REPRODUCTION; SPERM;

EID: 79959531990     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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