Determination of retinol and α-tocopherol in human seminal plasma using an HPLC with UV detection

Andrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 472-478

  Kandar R ^a   Drabkova P ^a   Myslikova K ^a   Hampl, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

^b Sanus In Vitro Fertilization Clinic   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Butylated hydroxytoluene; High performance liquid chromatography; Retinol; Seminal plasma; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SMOKING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SPERM; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, REVERSE-PHASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN; SMOKING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; VITAMIN A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893823356     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12103     Document Type: Article

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