Evaluation of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in seminal plasma of men with genitourinary infections, varicocele and idiopathic infertility

Andrology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 456-464

  Micheli, L ^a   Cerretani, D ^a   Collodel, Giulia ^a   Menchiari, A ^a   Moltoni, L ^a   Fiaschi, A I ^a   Moretti, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Catalase; Genitourinary infection; Glutathione; Human spermatozoa; Malondialdehyde; Transmission electron microscopy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MALONALDEHYDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VARICOCELE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOMARKERS; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962750049     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12181     Document Type: Article

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