The effects of lymphokines and monokines on human sperm fertilizing ability in the zona-free hamster egg penetration test

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 160, Issue 5 PART 1, 1989, Pages 1154-1159

  Hill, Joseph A ^a   Cohen, Jane ^a   Anderson, Deborah J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; immunology; infertility; lymphokines; monokines

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; LYMPHOKINE; MONOKINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; INFERTILITY; MALE; OOCYTE PENETRATION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTERS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFERTILITY; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; MONOKINES; OVUM; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0024354645     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90179-8     Document Type: Article

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