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Antioxidants modulate thyroid hormone- and noradrenaline-induced DNA damage in human sperm
23 Jun 2004
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The genotoxic effects of steroidal oestrogens are probably brought about by metabolic changes in their phenolic groups accompanied by the generation of quinones and reactive oxygen species. Although non-steroidal oestrogens and related compounds have not been thoroughly investigated for genotoxicity, some of them also contain phenolic groups that could be involved in redox cycling. Therefore, the aim of the...
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