Diversity of the blocking effects of antisperm antibodies on fertilization in human and mouse

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2595-2599

  Shibahara, Hiroaki ^a   Shigeta, Minoru ^a   Inoue, Miyuki ^a   Hasegawa, Akiko ^a   Koyama, Koji ^a   Alexander, Nancy J ^b   Isojima, Sinzo ^c  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c Fuchu Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibody; Hemizona assay; Monoclonal antibody; Sperm penetration assay; Zona penetration assay

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030465983     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019176     Document Type: Article

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