The monoclonal antibody GZS-1 detects a maturation-associated antigen of human spermatozoa that is also present on the surface of human mononuclear blood cells

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 115-132

  Hutter, Heinz ^a   Hammer, Astrid ^a   Blaschitz, Astrid ^a   Hartmann, Michaele ^a   Mahnert, Wolfgang ^a   Sedlmayr, Peter ^a   Primus, Günter ^a   Rosenkranz, Chris ^b   Gebru, Girmai ^a   Henkel, Ralf ^c   Dohr, Gottfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

GZS 1 antigen; Human spermatozoa; Lymphocytes; Monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIGEN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; GERM CELL; HAMSTER; HORSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MONOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEMINAL PLASMA; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0029951829     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0378(96)00959-X     Document Type: Article

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