Do autoantibodies to sperm reduce fecundity? A mini-review in historical perspective

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-222

  Hjort, Tage ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibodies; Immune infertility; Immunobead test; MAR test

Indexed keywords

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

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE FLUID; SPERM; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EID: 0031871467     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00415.x     Document Type: Article

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