Protective effect of silymarin on viability, motility and mitochondrial membrane potential of ram sperm treated with sodium arsenite

Background: Sodium arsenite can impair male reproductive function by inducing oxidative stress. Silymarin is known as a potent antioxidant. Objective: This study was performed to investigate if silymarin can prevent the adverse effect of sodium arsenite on ram sperm viability, motility and mitochon...

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Main Authors: Farzaneh Eskandari, Hamid Reza Momeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran 2016-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine
Online Access:http://www.ssu.ac.ir/ijrm/index.php/ijrm/article/view/1998/994