Induction of immunoresponse by subclinical male genital tract infection?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1202-1209

  Eggert Kruse, W ^a   Probst, S ^a   Rohr, G ^a   Tilgen, W ^a   Runnebaum, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

antisperm antibodies; cross reactivity; Immunoresponse; MAR; mixed antiglobulin reaction; semen cultures; seminal leukocytes

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; EPITOPE; GRANULOCYTE ENZYME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0029941547     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58339-3     Document Type: Article

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