Reference values of reactive oxygen species in seminal ejaculates using chemiluminescence assay

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1721-1729

  Agarwal, Ashok ^a   Ahmad, Gulfam ^a,b   Sharma, Rakesh ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Male infertility; Reactive oxygen species; Semen; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM; ADULT; DEVICES; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84951908599     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-015-0584-1     Document Type: Article

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