The role of antioxidants in sperm freezing: a review

• Published in: Cell and tissue banking Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 745 - 756
• Main Authors: Amidi, Fardin, Pazhohan, Azar, Shabani Nashtaei, Maryam, Khodarahmian, Mahshad, Nekoonam, Saeid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cell Biology; Cryopreservation - methods; Cryoprotective Agents - pharmacology; Cryotherapy; Full Length Review; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Oxidative stress; Reproductive technologies; Semen Preservation - methods; Sperm; Spermatozoa - cytology; Spermatozoa - drug effects; Transplant Surgery; Oxidative stress; Cryopreservation; Sperm; Cryodamage

Cryopreservation of spermatozoa is becoming more important because of new clinical requirements and current clinical practice. Despite the success of sperm cryopreservation this routinely used procedure induces serious detrimental changes in sperm function. Some researchers believe that cryopreserva...