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Sperm Opsonization

Sperm Opsonization is the immunological process in which antibodies or complement proteins bind to sperm surface antigens, marking them for recognition and phagocytic clearance by immune cells.

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1.3K

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97

Authors

48

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2017–2026

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Publications

25

A putative, ubiquitin-dependent mechanism for the recognition and elimination of defective spermatozoa in the mammalian epididymis

Peter Šutovský, Ricardo D. Moreno, João Ramalho‐Santos et al. · Journal of Cell Science · 2001 · 304 citations · Full text

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The Presence of Complement in Human Cervical Mucus and its Possible Relevance to Infertility in Women with Complement-Dependent Sperm-Immobilizing Antibodies

Rhelma J. Price, B. Boettcher · Fertility and Sterility · 1979 · 141 citations

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Adherence of Escherichia coli to sperm: a mannose mediated phenomenon leading to agglutination of sperm and E. coli

Hans Wolff, Andrea Panhans, Wilhelm Stolz et al. · Fertility and Sterility · 1993 · 103 citations

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Membrane attack complex (MAC)-mediated damage to spermatozoa: protection of the cells by the presence on their membranes of MAC inhibitory proteins.

Isabelle Rooney, Alun Davies, B. Paul Morgan · PubMed · 1992 · 72 citations

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Bovine oviduct epithelial cells downregulate phagocytosis of sperm by neutrophils: prostaglandin E2 as a major physiological regulator

Mohamed Ali Marey, Jinghui Liu, Rasoul Kowsar et al. · Reproduction · 2013 · 71 citations · Full text

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Authors

97

  1. TS
    Takashi Shimizu

    Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan

    3 publications · 114 citations

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  2. AM
    Akio Miyamoto

    Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan

    3 publications · 114 citations

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  3. JL
    Jinghui Liu

    University of Kentucky, United States

    3 publications · 114 citations

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  4. GG
    Gilbert G. Haas

    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, United States

    3 publications · 89 citations

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  5. OJ
    Osmond J. D’Cruz

    Parker Hughes Cancer Center, United States

    3 publications · 89 citations

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Institutions

48

  1. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

    Obihiro, Japan

    3 h-index

    26 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    230 citations

  3. Damanhour University

    Damanhur, Egypt

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    43 citations

  4. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation

    Hanover, Germany

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  5. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    188 citations

  6. Institute of Human Genetics

    Poznań, Poland

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  7. First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

    Wenzhou, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

  8. Universidad de Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Fertility and Sterility

    5 publications · 364 citations

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  2. Reproduction

    3 publications · 137 citations

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  3. Molecular Reproduction and Development

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  4. Biology of Reproduction

    2 publications · 76 citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 85 citations

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