The pentraxin serum amyloid P component is found in the male genital tract and attached to spermatozoa

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 508-517

  Malm, Johan ^a   Sonesson, Annika ^a   Hellman, Jukka ^b   Bjartell, Anders ^a   Frohm, Birgitta ^a   Hillarp, Andreas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Pentraxins; Reproduction; Semen; Serum amyloid P component; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID P COMPONENT; PENTRAXIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; EJACULATION; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; STROMA CELL; TESTIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SERUM AMYLOID P-COMPONENT; SPERMATOZOA; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 51349112136     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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