Effects of the reduced form of coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinol) on semen parameters in men with idiopathic infertility: A double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 526-531

  Safarinejad, Mohammad Reza ^a   Safarinejad, Shiva ^a   Shafiei, Nayyer ^a   Safarinejad, Saba ^a  

^a Clinical Center for Urological Disease Diagnosis   (Iran)

Author keywords

antioxidants; infertility, male; randomized controlled trial; ubiquinol

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; PLACEBO; UBIDECARENONE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; IRAN; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; UBIQUINONE;

EID: 84863728173     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.03.131     Document Type: Article

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