A preliminary study: N-acetyl-L-cysteine improves semen quality following varicocelectomy

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 120-126

  Barekat, Foroogh ^a,b   Tavalaee, Marziyeh ^a   Deemeh, Mohammad Reza ^a   Bahreinian, Mahsa ^a   Azadi, Leila ^a   Abbasi, Homayoun ^c   Rozbahani, Shahla ^b   Nasr Esfahani, Mohammad Hossein ^a,c  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

DNA Fragmentation; NAC; Oxidative Stress; Protamines; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; GLUTATHIONE; PROTAMINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TUNEL ASSAY; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

EID: 84964792155     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: 20080778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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