Effect of vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, selenium, and coenzyme Q10 in infertile men with idiopathic oligoasthenozoospermia

International Journal of Infertility and Fetal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 45-49

  Alahmar, Ahmed T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Coenzyme Q10; Idiopathic; Male infertility; Oligoasthenozoospermia; Selenium; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; SELENIUM; UBIDECARENONE; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 85032476283     PISSN: 22293817     EISSN: 22293833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1147     Document Type: Article

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