Reactive oxygen species in human semen: Validation and qualification of a chemiluminescence assay

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1576-1583.e4

  Vessey, Wayne ^a   Perez Miranda, Ana ^a   Macfarquhar, Rachel ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^b   Homa, Sheryl ^a,c  

^a Doctors Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Andrology Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Human semen; Male infertility; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

LUMINOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIQUEFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SINGLE TUBE LUMINOMETER; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUMINESCENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUMINESCENCE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84922061788     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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