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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Main Authors: M Nowroozi, A Keyhani, M Ayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3519