Quantitative determination of IgG and IgA on sperm from infertile patients with and without antisperm antibodies

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 211-215

  Hjort, Tage ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ELISA; Immunoglobulin; Sperm

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029805145     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00165.x     Document Type: Article

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