Antisperm immunity for contraception

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-159

  Naz, Rajesh K ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; GONADORELIN; SPERM ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIGEN;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY TITER; CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; PHAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTIGENS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SPERMATOZOA; VACCINES;

EID: 33644529456     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.05192     Document Type: Review

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