Effects of antibodies to transferrin and alpha 2-HS glycoprotein on in vitro sperm motion: Implications in infertility associated with endometriosis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-242

  Pillai, Subbi ^a   Rust, Philip F ^b   Howard, Leslie ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 HS glycoprotein; Antibodies; Sperm motility; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA2 GLYCOPROTEIN; ANTIBODY; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031929814     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00359.x     Document Type: Article

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