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Fluorimetric Techniques for the Assessment of Sperm Membranes
Published on: November 28, 2018
[Analysis of the possibility that sperm immobilization activity in cervical mucus is related to sperm antibody]
Sheng Zhi Yu Bi Yun = Reproduction and Contraception
|April 1, 1993
Abstract
No abstract available in PubMed .
Keywords:
Antibodies--analysisBiologyCervical MucusCervixContraceptionContraceptive Mode Of ActionExaminations And DiagnosesFamily PlanningGenitaliaGenitalia, FemaleGerm CellsImmunityImmunologic FactorsInhibition Of FertilizationLaboratory Examinations And DiagnosesLaboratory ProceduresPhysiologySperm Transport InhibitionSpermatozoaUrogenital SystemUterusRelated Concept Videos
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