title: Sperm function and seminal oxidative stress as tools to identify sperm pathologies in infertile men.
abstract: Routine semen analysis, which includes assessment of sperm motility, viability, and morphology, does not always provide complete diagnostic information as men demonstrating standard scores on these specific parameters sometimes remain infertile. In infertile men who had been subgrouped on the basis of sperm count, motility, morphology, and presence of leukocytes, an evaluation of sperm function and reactive oxygen species (ROS) was found to be effective tools to detect sperm pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Biomedicine, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ramya
authors.forename: Man Mohan
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Misro
authors.forename: Devabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Deoki
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nandan
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D055101:Semen Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015415:Biomarkers; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase