Identification of human sperm antigen recognized by serum of an immunoinfertile woman: A candidate for immunocontraception

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 317-326

  Suri, A ^a   Chhabra, S ^a   Upadhyay, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acrosomal membrane; Flow cytometry; Immunocontraception; Sperm surface antigen

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIGEN;

ACROSOME; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030471359     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00182.x     Document Type: Article

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