Anti-sperm antibodies are not associated with sperm DNA damage: a prospective study of infertile men

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-208

  Zini, Armand ^a   Phillips, Simon ^b   Lefebvre, Josee ^b   Baazeem, Abdulaziz ^a   Bissonnette, Francois ^b   Kadoch, Isaac Jacques ^b   Gabriel, Maria San ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OVO Fertility Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibodies; DNA fragmentation; Male infertility; Sperm; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

AUTOANTIBODIES; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN BINDING; SAMPLE SIZE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77953615529     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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