Synopses & Reviews
Studies on Men's Health and Fertility provides a comprehensive series of up-to-the-minute reviews addressing the role of oxidative stress in the aetiology of reproductive pathologies in the male. This volume represents by far the most detailed, authoritative review of the field that has been produced to date.
Review
From the reviews:"The authors achieve their stated goal of exploring the basic science, physiology, and pathophysiology behind reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in male reproductive health. ... The book does an excellent job of highlighting the seminal work that has defined how oxidative stress contributes to men's overall genitourinary health. ... This is an excellent resource for basic science researchers or clinicians looking to examine the role of oxidative stress in men's genitourinary health." (James M. Hotaling, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2012)
Synopsis
This book offers comprehensive, authoritative reviews on the role of oxidative stress in the aetiology of male reproductive pathologies. Includes methods for diagnosing oxidative stress and detailed considerations of suitable means of ameliorating stress.
Synopsis
Studies on Men's Health and Fertility provides a comprehensive series of up-to-the-minute reviews addressing the role of oxidative stress in the aetiology of reproductive pathologies in the male. This volume represents by far the most detailed, authoritative review of the field that has been produced to date.
About the Author
Ashok Agarwal is the Director of the Clinical Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank, and the Director of Research at the Center for Reproductive Medicine since 1993. He holds these positions at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he is a Professor at the Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Ashok received his Ph.D. in 1983 and did his post-doctoral training in Reproductive Biology under a fellowship from The Rockefeller Foundation at Harvard Medical School, Boston. He was an Instructor in Surgery and then an Assistant Professor of Urology at Harvard Medical School from 1988 to 1993. Ashok has published over 500 scientific papers and reviews in peer reviewed scientific journals. He is currently an editor of 10 medical text books/ manuals related to male infertility, ART, fertility preservation, DNA damage and antioxidants. Ashok is active in basic and clinical research and his laboratory has trained over 150 basic scientists and clinical researchers from the United States and abroad. In addition, more than 150 medical, undergraduate, and high school students have worked in his laboratory. His current research interests include studies on molecular markers of oxidative stress, DNA integrity, and apoptosis in the pathophysiology of male and female reproduction, effect of radio frequency radiation on fertility and fertility preservation in patients with cancer.
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Table of Contents
Electromagnetic Radiation and Oxidative Stress in the Male Germ Line.- Mitochondria as a Source of ROS in Mammalian Spermatozoa.- Cryostorage and Oxidative Stress in Mammalian Spermatozoa.- Sperm Capacitation as an Oxidative Event.- Protection of Epididymal Spermatozoa from Oxidative Stress.- Lipid Peroxidation in Human Spermatozoa.- Age and Oxidative Stress in the Germ Line.- Heat and Oxidative Stress in the Germ Line.- Cytokines and Oxidative Stress in the Germ Line.- Metabolic Strategy in Mammalian Spermatozoa and Oxidative Stress.- Role of Protamine Disulfide Cross-Linking in Counteracting Oxidative Damage to DNA.- Role of Caspase, PARP and Oxidative Stress in Male Infertility.- Methods for the Detection of ROS in Human Sperm Samples.- Direct Methods for the Detection of Reactive Oxygen Species in Human Semen Samples.- ROS and Semen Quality.- Oxidative Stress and Male Infertility--A Clinical Perspective.- Oxidative Stress and Testicular Torsion.- Varicocele and Oxidative Stress.- Recreational Drugs and ROS Production in Mammalian Spermatozoa.- Oxidative Stress, DNA Damage and Apoptosis in Male Infertility.- Effect of Oxidative Stress on ART Outcome.- Oxidative Stress and the Use of Antioxidants for Idiopathic OATs.- Leukocytospermia and Oxidative Stress.- Clinical Consequence of Oxidative Stress in Male Infertility.- Oxidative Stress and Infection.- The Role of Obesity in ROS Generation and Male Infertility.- Oxidative Stress in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia.- Role of Oxidative Stress in ED: Unraveling the Molecular Mechanism.