Use of a novel washing method combining multiple density gradients and trypsin for removing human immunodeficiency virus-1 and hepatitis C virus from semen

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1001-1010

  Loskutoff, Naida M ^a   Huyser, Carin ^b   Singh, Raksha ^b   Walker, David L ^c   Thornhill, Alan R ^c   Morris, Lynn ^d   Webber, Lynne ^e  

^a Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

^b STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^e LANCET LABORATORIES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Density gradient centrifugation; HCV; HIV; Human sperm processing; Trypsin; Washing

Indexed keywords

TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRANCHED DNA SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION ASSAY; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DENSITY GRADIENT; EMBRYO; EVALUATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; TRYPSIN; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 26244439483     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.082     Document Type: Article

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