A new test for immunological infertility: An ELISA based on prostasomes

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 130-133

  Carlsson, L ^a   Nilsson, B O ^a   Ronquist, G ^b   Lundquist, M ^b   Larsson, A ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibodies; Infertility; Prostasome

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTASOME; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPERM;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; ORGANELLES; PROSTATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 2642531990     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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