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[Reproduction and immune factors in the male]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 1985;14(3):285-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85290656
Martin-du-Pan RC; Bischof P; Bourrit B

Abstract: Sperm antigenicity is demonstrated by the formation of sperm antibodies following vasectomy and by the possible occurrence of hypersensitivity reactions in women to seminal fluid. It may be that immunosuppressor factors in seminal plasma, as well as certain placental hormones, could explain the fact that sperm are not rejected immunologically in the female genital tract. The role of these different immune factors in male infertility and in the pathogenesis of AIDS is discussed.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/IMMUNOLOGY Antibodies/ANALYSIS Antigenic Determinants English Abstract Female Genitalia, Female/*IMMUNOLOGY Homosexuality Human *Immune Tolerance Infertility/IMMUNOLOGY Male Pregnancy *Reproduction Spermatozoa/*IMMUNOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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