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. 2014 Jul 2;172(6):1455–1467. doi: 10.1111/bph.12675

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Strategies to modify NO concentration in spermatozoa. As a substrate for NOSs, l-arginine increases NO production. In contrast, the SOD mimic removes O2⋅−, and by decreasing the bioavailability of O2− for interaction with NO, the amount of NO consequently increases.