Localization of binding sites of naturally occurring antisperm antibodies on human spermatozoa by immunofluorescence

Andrologia

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 286-290

  Bohring, Claudia ^a,b   Klepper, L ^a   Krause, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Antisperm antibodies; Immunofluorescence; Sperm motility; Sperm viability

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANTIBODY COMBINING SITE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VASECTOMY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME; ANTIBODIES; BINDING SITES, ANTIBODY; CELL SURVIVAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERM MIDPIECE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA; VASECTOMY;

EID: 6344261696     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2004.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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