Neutralization of ASC improves sperm motility in men with spinal cord injury

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2368-2373

  Ibrahim, E ^a   Castle, S M ^a   Aballa, T C ^a   Keane, R W ^a   De Rivero Vaccari, J P ^a   Lynne, C M ^a   Brackett, N L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ASC; infertility; inflammasome; sperm motility; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; ASC PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; INFLAMMASOME; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; PYCARD PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, NEUTRALIZING; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84913556254     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu230     Document Type: Article

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