Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in male infertility.
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Mammalian spermatozoa are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids and are very susceptible to attack by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and membrane lipid peroxide ion. Normally a balance is maintained between the amount of ROS produced and that scavenged. Cellular damage arises when t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2002-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Postgraduate Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2002;volume=48;issue=3;spage=186;epage=89;aulast=Dandekar |