Comparison of antioxidant enzyme activity in the internal spermatic vein and brachial veins of patients with infertile varicocele

Ozbek E., ÇEKMEN M. B., Simsek A., TÜRKÖZ Y., Soylu A., İLBEY Y. Ö., ...More

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.40, no.3, pp.679-683, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-008-9339-6
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.679-683
  • Keywords: antioxidant enzyme activity, glutathione peroxidase, infertility, superoxide dismutase, varicocele, SPONTANEOUS LIPID-PEROXIDATION, OXYGEN SPECIES PRODUCTION, GLUTATHIONE-PEROXIDASE, SEMINAL PLASMA, NITRIC-OXIDE, HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE, POTENTIAL ROLE, SUPEROXIDE, PEROXYNITRITE, DYSFUNCTION
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim Recent studies have shown that both oxidative and reductive stresses are present within the internal spermatic vein of patients with varicocele. The aim of this study was to compare the activities of antioxidant enzymes in the internal spermatic vein and brachial vein of patients with varicocele.