title: Superoxide anion radical mediated dissection of rat sperm: an in vitro study.
abstract: Sperm is highly sensitive to superoxide radical surge in the granuloma interior. To investigate possibility of a superoxide radical bomb, the role of an oxyradical on the spermatozoon was studied in vitro using potassium superoxide, a potent superoxide radical producer. Results confirm that the superoxide radical has a unique site-specific scissoring power.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly Grant, Dehradoon, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laloraya
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005609:Free Radicals; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D013481:Superoxides; C039316:potassium superoxide