Major histocompatibility complex expression on human, male germ cells: A review

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 172-176

  Fiszer, Dorota ^a   Kurpisz, Maciej ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gametogenic cells; Human leukocyte antigens; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

EID: 0031848985     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00409.x     Document Type: Article

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