Analysis of the autoimmune epitopes on human testicular NASP using recombinant and synthetic peptides

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 201-209

  Batova, I N ^a   Richardson, R T ^a   Widgren, E E ^a   O'Rand, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; B cell; Epitopes; NASP; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BINDING PROTEIN; EPITOPE; NUCLEAR AUTOANTIGENIC SPERM PROTEIN; SPERM ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EPITOPES; GENE LIBRARY; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPERMATOZOA; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0033842853     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2000.01303.x     Document Type: Article

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