Mitochondria as a source of ROS in mammalian spermatozoa

Studies on Men's Health and Fertility

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 21-40

  Koppers, Adam John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lipid peroxidation; Mammalian spermatozoa; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial ROS production; Reactive oxygen species; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940393083     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-776-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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