Evidence for major histocompatibility complex-mediated effects on spermatogenesis in humans

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 189-196

  Van Der Yen, K ^a   Fimmers, R ^a   Engels, G ^a   Ven, H Van Der ^a   Krebs, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

HLA class II; ICSI; Male infertility; MHC; Sperm atogenesis

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAMETE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0033982183     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.1.189     Document Type: Article

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