Comparison of Seminal Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Activity Between Elite Athletes, Active and Non Active Men

Bakhtyar Tartibian1, Behzad Hajizadeh Maleki1, Asghar Abbasi2, Mehdi Eghbali3, Siamak Asri-Rezaei3 and Hinnak Northoff4 1Department of Cellular and Molecular Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, Urmia University, Urmia 2Institute of Sport Science, University of Tuebingen 3Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia 4Institute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine (IKET), University of Tuebingen 1,3Iran 2,4Germany

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