Incidence of antisperm antibodies in males with systemic autoimmune diseases

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-189

  Shiraishi, Yasuko ^a   Shibahara, Hiroaki ^a   Koriyama, Junko ^a   Hirano, Yuki ^a   Okazaki, Hitoaki ^a   Minota, Seiji ^a   Suzuki, Mitsuaki ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibody; Immunological infertility; Indirect immunobead test; Sperm immobilization test; Systemic autoimmune diseases

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ADULT ONSET STILL DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BEHCET DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 60449103744     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2008.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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