Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant in Seminal Plasma and Their Impact on Male Fertility

Spermatozoa generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in physiological amounts which play a role in sperm functions during sperm capacitation acrosome reaction (AR) and oocyte fusion. In addition damaged sperm are likely to be the source of ROS. The most important ROS produced by human sperm are hydrog...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Eid Hammadeh, Alixides Filippos A, Mohammed Faiz Hamad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2009-11-01
Series:International Journal of Fertility and Sterility
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Online Access:http://www.ijfs.ir/article_45769_4e777d12446096f92b086fea56c1c5bd.pdf