Myo-inositol as a male fertility molecule: Speed them up!

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 30-35

  Condorelli, R A ^a   La Vignera, S ^a   Mongioi L M ^a   Vitale, S G ^b   Lagana A S ^b   Cimino, L ^a   Calogero, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ICSI; Male infertility; Myoinositol; Reactive oxygen species; Sperm parameters

Indexed keywords

INOSITOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ALGORITHM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURE MEDIUM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MITOCHONDRION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; MALE;

ALGORITHMS; ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INOSITOL; MALE;

EID: 85028548555     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: 22840729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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