Occurrence of the interference of sperm-associated antibodies on sperm fertilizing ability as evaluated by the sperm-zona pellucida binding test and by the TEST-yolk buffer enhanced sperm penetration assay

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-274

  Francavilla, F ^a   Romano, R ^a   Santucci, R ^a   Marrone, V ^a   Properzi, G ^a   Ruvolo, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibodies; Male infertility; Sperm penetration assay; Spermatozoa; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0342276080     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00226.x     Document Type: Article

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