Characterization of human sperm antigens reacting with sperm antibodies from autologous serum and seminal plasma in an infertile population

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-61

  Paradisi, Roberto ^a   Bellavia, Emanuela ^a   Pession, Annalisa ^b   Venturoli, Stefano ^a   Flamigni, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0029841587     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.1.54     Document Type: Article

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