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Immune infertility: towards a better understanding of sperm (auto)-immunity: The value of proteomic analysis
29 Apr 2003
Abstract excerpt
Antisperm antibodies (ASA) in the male cause an autoimmune disease 'immune infertility'. It has to be clarified whether each antibody binding to an antigen, which is identified on the sperm surface, also influences sperm function. In the past, the clinical interest in ASA was hampered by the fact that a standardized assay for the detection of ASA was lacking. There are several methods to characterize the cognate...
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