IDENTIFICATION OF ACROSOME AS THE MAIN ANTIGEN OF THE SPERM CELLS PROVOKING AUTOANTIBODIES IN VASECTOMIZED IRANIAN MEN
Vasectomy is one of the extensively used methods of contraception in family planning programs. Antisperm antibodies (ASA) develop after vasectomy which can result in auto-immune male infertility. The precise sperm antigens involved in the autoimmune response are still poorly defined, therefore we de...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008-12-01
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Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
Online Access: | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3519 |