Sperm antigens recognized by antisperm antibodies present in sera of infertile adults and prepubertal boys with testicular failure

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 150-155

  Domagała, Alina ^a   Kamieniczna, Marzena ^a   Kurpisz, Maciej ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibodies; Infertility; Prepubertal boys; Sperm antigens

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; PUBERTY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 0034037437     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2000.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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