Testicular Autoimmunity : A Cause of Male Infertility

This book addresses various aspects of testicular autoimmunity. It has long been suspected that testicular autoimmunity could be one of the causes of idiopathic male infertility. However, it is very difficult to estimate the incidence of testicular autoimmunity in men, as most male patients first re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Itoh, Masahiro (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Medicine.
Immunology.
Reproductive medicine.
Urology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9784431544609
DOI10.1007/978-4-431-54460-9
Physical DescriptionXVII, 232 p. 54 illus., 43 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Biological background of testicular autoimmunity
  • Chapter 2. Microcircumstance for induction and prevention of testicular autoimmunity
  • Chapter 3. Human testicular autoimmunity as a result of breakdown of testicular immune privilege
  • Chapter 4. Testicular autoimmunity by immunization with testicular antigens alone in experimental animals
  • Chapter 5. Testicular autoimmunity by the systemic treatment with immuno-potentiating agents in experimental animals
  • Chapter 6. Testicular autoimmunity by local injury of the testis in experimental animals.-&a mp;n bsp; Chapter 7. Testicular autoimmunity in experimental animals induced by manipulation of the immune system
  • Chapter 8. The future directions of testicular autoimmunity investigation.

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