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Seminal plasma levels of free 8-Isoprostane and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in controls and total patients.
| Variables | Controls (N = 16) | Patients (N = 46) |
| TAC (mM) | 1.63 ± 0.08 | 1.05 ± 0.04a |
| Catalase (U/ml) | 22.58 ± 2.20 | 14.40 ± 0.93b |
| SOD (U/ml) | 5.89 ± 0.96 | 5.32 ± 0.56 |
| 8-Isoprostane (ng/ml) | 2.60 ± 0.38 | 18.23 ± 3.56c |
Data are reported as mean ± SEM.
ap = 0.001, bp = 0.0.03, cp = 0.0001 in comparison with controls.
