Sensitization to inorganic mercury could be a risk factor to infertility

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-282

  Podzimek, Stepan ^a   Prochazkova, Jarmila ^a   Bultasova, Lenka ^b   Bartova, Jirina ^a   Ulcova Gallova, Zdena ^b   Mrklas, Lubor ^a   Stejskal, Vera D M ^c,d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Melisa Medica Foundation   (Sweden)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibodies; Dental amalgam; Gamma inteferon production; Immune reaction; Infertility; Lymphocytes stimulation; Melisa test; Metals

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; GAMMA INTERFERON; IRON; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; METAL; SILVER; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEVICE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SUPERNATANT;

EID: 27244449349     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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