Presence of immunoglobulin binding factor on human sperm surface as sperm coating antigen

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 163-170

  Hirano, M ^a   Kamada, M ^a   Maeda, N ^a   Yamamoto, S ^a   Aono, T ^a   Koide, S S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibody; Fc receptor; Immunoglobulin binding factor; Seminal plasma; Sperm

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING FACTOR; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 79961241298     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019608988518     Document Type: Article

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