Role of oxidative stress in the etiology of male infertility and the potential therapeutic value of antioxidants

Oxidants, Antioxidants, and Impact of the Oxidative Status in Male Reproduction

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 91-100

  John Aitken, R ^a   De Iuliis, Geoffrey N ^a   Drevet, Joel R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant therapy; DNA damage; Epigenetic alterations; Mobility; Mutagenic risk; Oocyte recognition; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

EID: 85083200372     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-812501-4.00010-9     Document Type: Chapter

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