Antisperm antibodies in semen, sera and follicular fluids of infertile patients: Relation to reproductive outcome after in vitro fertilization

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-20

  Vujisić, Sanja ^a   Lepej, Snježana Židovec ^b   Jerković, Lidija ^c   Emedi, Ivana ^d   Sokolić, Božica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Croatia   (Croatia)

^c Vitateq Biotechnology GmbH   (Austria)

^d Medical Intertrade   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Immunoglobulins; In vitro fertilization embryo transfer; Mixed antiglobulin reaction; Semen; Serum

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 21244483506     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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