Oxidative stress occurs when the production of potentially destructive reactive oxygen
species (ROS) exceeds the bodies own natural antioxidant defenses, resulting in cellular …

Free radicals are molecules with one or more unpaired electron (s) commonly found in
seminal plasma. Physiologically, free radicals control sperm maturation, capacitation and …

Bisphenol A, an environmental contaminant, widely used as a monomer in polycarbonate
plastics, has been shown to cause abnormalities in liver of rats and mice. The nature and …

Spermatozoa are constantly exposed to the interphase between oxidation through high
amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and leukocytes, and reduction by means of …

There is a lack of information regarding lipid peroxidation and antioxidant capacity in
cryopreserved ram semen, and cryopreservation is associated with the production of …

Bisphenol A has been shown to affect the reproduction of male rats and mice. However, the
mechanism of action of bisphenol A on the epididymal sperm is not elucidated. The present …

Male infertility continues to be a clinical challenge of increasing significance. While male
factors such as decreased semen quality are responsible for 25% of all infertility issues, the …

Male reproductive health has deteriorated considerably in the last few decades. Nutritional,
socioeconomic, lifestyle and environmental factors (among others) have been attributed to …

Oxidative stress has been established as one of the main causes of male infertility and has
been implicated in many diseases associated with infertile men. It results from high …

To study the effects of atrazine on reproductive functions and testicular and epididymal
antioxidant defense, rats were exposed to 0, 120, or 200 mg/kg body weight atrazine orally …