Immune Infertility The Impact of Immune Reactions on Human Infertility /

This comprehensive overview of immune reactions inducing fertility disorders in both sexes first describes the nature and the function of sperm antigens which are capable to induce immune infertility as well as the methods to analyse and characterize these antigens. Secondly, the nature, the origin...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Krause, Walter K.H. (Editor), Naz, Rajesh K. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01379-9
Table of Contents:
  • Sperm Antigens: Proteomics of Spermatozoa
  • Methods of Analysis
  • Sperm Functions Influenced by Immune Reactions
  • Antisperm Antibodies (ASA): The Immune Privilege of the Testis
  • Immune Chemistry of ASA
  • Sperm-Specific T Cells
  • Site and Risk Factors of ASA Production
  • Biologic Substrates Containing ASA
  • ASA in the Female
  • The Clinical Impact of Sperm Antibodies: Autoimmune Infertility
  • Tests for Sperm Antibodies
  • Impact on Fertility Outcome
  • Sperm Antibodies and Assisted Reproduction
  • Treatment of Immune Infertility
  • Immune Contraception: Antigens Suitable for Induction of Immune Reaction
  • Immune Contraception in Wildlife Animals. Experiences with Human Trials.