The intra- and inter-assay variation of the indirect mixed antiglobulin reaction test: Is a quality control suitable?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1802-1805

  Bohring, Claudia ^a   Krause, Walter ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibody; Donor spermatozoa; Intra , inter assay variation; Mixed antiglobulin reaction

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMINAL PLASMA;

EID: 0032766670     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.7.1802     Document Type: Article

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