Relationship of oxidative stress with male infertility in sulfur mustard-exposed injuries

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-9

  Marzony, Eisa Tahmasbpour ^a   Ghanei, Mostafa ^a   Panahi, Yunes ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Oxidative stress; Reproductive system; Sperm; Sulfur mustard (SM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965158857     PISSN: 23050500     EISSN: 23050519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apjr.2015.12.001     Document Type: Review

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