Coenzyme Q 10 improves seminal oxidative defense but does not affect on semen parameters in idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia: A randomized double-blind, placebo controlled trial

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 34, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Nadjarzadeh, A ^a   Sadeghi, M R ^a   Amirjannati, N ^a   Vafa, M R ^a   Motevalian, S A ^a   Gohari, M R ^a   Akhondi, M A ^a   Yavari, P ^a   Shidfar, F ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Coenzyme Q 10; Male infertility; Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia; Semen parameters

Indexed keywords

MALONALDEHYDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UBIDECARENONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; UBIQUINONE; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSCOPY; OLIGOASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; OLIGOSPERMIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOLOGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACEBOS; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; UBIQUINONE; VITAMINS;

EID: 84855507529     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/7572     Document Type: Article

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