Contraception: Immunosuppressive mechanisms in semen: Implications for contraception

Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 1686-1693

  Kelly, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complement inhibitors; Immunosuppressive agents; Inflammation; Prostaglandins; Seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

CD59 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOKINE; FC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN E; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID MEMBRANE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MICROORGANISM; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROSTASOME; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPERM; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

EID: 0029144803     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136156     Document Type: Article

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