Sperm autoantigens recognized by autoantibodies in developing rats following prepubertal obstruction of the vas deferens

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 433-442

  Flickinger, Charles J ^a   Baran, Maureen L ^a   Howards, Stuart S ^a   Herr, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

autoantigens; development; puberty; Spermatozoa; vasectomy

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0029823519     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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