Antisperm antibodies: Invaluable tools toward the identification of sperm proteins involved in fertilization

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 206-218

  Vazquez Levin, Mónica H ^a   Marín Briggiler, Clara I ^a   Veaute, Carolina ^b  

^a Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibodies; Fertilization; Infertility; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; PROACROSIN; SPERM ANTIBODY; ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; ENZYME PRECURSOR;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BODY FLUID; CELL INTERACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ANIMAL; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSIN; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; ENZYME PRECURSORS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 84904248714     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12272     Document Type: Review

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