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ra0003p042 | (1) | SRF2016

Comparative investigation of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in relation to semen quality

Riaz Muhammad , Mahmood Zahed , Saeed Muhammad Usman Qamar , Shahid Muhammad

Introduction: Lipid peroxidation is considered as an important mechanism of male infertility causing impairment in functioning of spermatozoa. The main aim of the study was to investigate the lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in relation to semen quality.Materials and methods: For this study total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), paraoxonase (PON), arylesterase and malondialdehyde (MDA) were investigated in seminal plasma an...