| Literature DB >> 20795359 |
Shiva Kothari1, Aaron Thompson, Ashok Agarwal, Stefan S du Plessis.
Abstract
Free radicals are molecules with one or more unpaired electron(s) commonly found in seminal plasma. Physiologically, free radicals control sperm maturation, capacitation and hyperactivation, the acrosome reaction, and sperm-oocyte fusion. Pathologically, free radicals induce lipid peroxidation, DNA damage and apoptosis of spermatozoa. The present review deals with both the beneficial and detrimental effects of free radicals on sperm function.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20795359
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Exp Biol ISSN: 0019-5189 Impact factor: 0.818