Sperm surface protein profiles of fertile and infertile men: Search for a diagnostic molecular marker

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-181

  Naz, Rajesh K ^a   Leslie, M H ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility; Male factor; Semen; Sperm; Sperm antigens

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SPERM ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM;

EID: 79961150989     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850199262463     Document Type: Article

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