Characterization of 80 kDa human sperm antigen responsible for immunoinfertility

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-34

  Bandivdekar, A H ^a   Vernekar, V J ^a   Moodbidri, S B ^a   Koide, S S ^b  

^a Institute for Research in Reproduction India   (India)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibodies; Immunocontraception; Infertility; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

80 KDA SPERM ANTIGEN; SPERM ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN FUNCTION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; INFERTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035143404     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2001.450105.x     Document Type: Article

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