Human sperm DNA oxidation, motility and viability in the presence of l-carnitine during in vitro incubation and centrifugation

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 505-512

  Banihani, S ^a,b   Sharma, R ^a   Bayachou, M ^b   Sabanegh, E ^a   Agarwal, A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; DNA oxidation; Human sperm; L carnitine; Motility; Viability

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METABOLISM; DNA OXIDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

CARNITINE; CENTRIFUGATION; DNA; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84861517683     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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