Detection of equine antisperm antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence and the tube-slide agglutination test

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 494-496

  Day, M J ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody; Horse; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANTIBODY; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HORSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HORSES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030278195     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1996.tb01623.x     Document Type: Article

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