Mobile phone electromagnetic waves and its effect on human ejaculated semen: An in vitro study

International Journal of Infertility and Fetal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-21

  Veerachari, Srinivas Belur ^a   Vasan, S S ^a  

^a Ankur Health Care Private Limited   (India)

Author keywords

DFI; Electromagnetic radiation; Male infertility; ROS; Sperm motility; Sperm viability

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EJACULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE INFERTILITY; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM DONOR; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 84860320937     PISSN: 22293817     EISSN: 22293833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1034     Document Type: Article

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