Lycopene improves the distorted ratio between AA/DHA in the seminal plasma of infertile males and increases the likelihood of successful pregnancy

Aims: Male infertility has been associated with imbalance in the polyunsaturated fatty acids arachidonic acid/docosahexaenoic acid (AA/DHA) ratio. This study aimed to assess whether use of the potent antioxidant, lycopene, would affect this imbalance in seminal plasma and to test whether modulation...

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Main Authors: Radka Filipcikova, Ivana Oborna, Jana Brezinova, Jiri Novotny, Gabriella Wojewodka, Juan Bautista De Sanctis, Lenka Radova, Marian Hajduch, Danuta Radzioch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 2015-03-01
Series:Biomedical Papers
Subjects:
dha
aa
Online Access:https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-201501-0011_Lycopene_improves_the_distorted_ratio_between_AA_DHA_in_the_seminal_plasma_of_infertile_males_and_increases_the.php