Inhibitory effects of human seminal plasma on an ELISA used to detect anti-sperm antibodies: Implications for the determination of sperm quality

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-40

  Lu, Nian Qing ^a   Zha, Shu Wei ^a  

^a Jiangsu Family Planning Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Anti sperm antibody; ELISA; Human seminal plasma; Inhibition; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM;

ADULT; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; SUPPRESSOR FACTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

EID: 0034111820     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(00)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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