Antimicrobial Activity of Human EPPIN, an Androgen-Regulated, Sperm-Bound Protein with a Whey Acidic Protein Motif1
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- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 71 (5) , 1484-1490
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.104.031567
Abstract
The role of epididymal sperm-binding proteins in reproductive tract immunity is now well recognized in addition to their role in sperm maturation. SpKeywords
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