Characterization of human sperm antigens and antisperm antibodies in infertile patients

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 1011-1019

  Snow, K ^a   Ball, G D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

acrosome reaction; antisperm antibodies; immunological infertility; Spermatozoal antigens

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; SPERM ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIGEN;

ACROSOME; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFERTILITY; LECTIN BINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SERUM;

EID: 0026437758     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)55452-1     Document Type: Article

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