Diversity of the inhibitory effects on fertilization by anti-sperm antibodies bound to the surface of ejaculated human sperm

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1469-1473

  Shibahara, Hiroaki ^a   Shiraishi, Yasuko ^a   Hirano, Yuki ^a   Suzuki, Tatsuya ^a   Takamizawa, Satoru ^a   Suzuki, Mitsuaki ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti sperm antibody; Fertilization; Hemizona assay; Immunobead test; Sperm immobilization test

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; BINDING ASSAY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EJACULATION; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0037963689     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg241     Document Type: Article

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