Isolation and characterization of T cells from semen

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 223-231

  Olivier, Abraham J ^a   Liebenberg, Lenine J ^a   Coetzee, David ^a   Williamson, Anna Lise ^a,b   Passmore, Jo Ann S ^a,b   Burgers, Wendy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CD3 + T cells; Enzymatic digestion; Positive selection; Semen

Indexed keywords

PRONASE;

ARTICLE; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LOSS; CELL STRAIN; EJACULATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPERM; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANTIGENS, CD3; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TEMPERATURE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 84855353432     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: 18727905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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