Effect of ingested sperm on fecundity in the rat.
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- 1 May 1984
- journal article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
- Vol. 159 (5) , 1548-1553
- https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.159.5.1548
Abstract
The intragastric administration of homologous strain epididymal sperm to adult virgin NZBW (Rt 1) female rats was shown to induce short-to long-term infertility. Infertility was associated with an early rise of genital secretory fluid IgA antisperm antibody preceding mating.Keywords
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