Methods for the detection of ROS in human sperm samples

Studies on Men's Health and Fertility

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 257-273

  Benjamin, David ^a   Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Moazzam, Arozia ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical andrology labs; Free radicals; Measurement of seminal reactive oxygen levels; Sources of ROS; Use of chemiluminescence assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880511523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-776-7_13     Document Type: Chapter

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