Seminal fluid antisperm antibodies measured by direct flow cytometry do not correlate with those measured by indirect flow cytometry, the indirect immunobead test, and the indirect mixed antiglobulin reaction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 170-175

  Rasanen, M ^a   Agrawal, Y P ^a   Saarikoski, S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antisperm antibodies; Flow cytometry; immunobead test; mixed antiglobulin reaction; seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA;

EID: 0030057692     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58047-9     Document Type: Article

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