Complement in human reproduction: activation and control

• Published in: Immunologic research Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 276
• Main Authors: Rooney, I A, Oglesby, T J, Atkinson, J P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1993
• Subjects: Complement Activation - physiology; Complement System Proteins - physiology; Embryonic and Fetal Development - immunology; Female; Humans; Infertility - immunology; Male; Reproduction - immunology; Spermatozoa - immunology

The behaviour of the complement system during human reproduction is now the focus of much scientific attention. The presence of antisperm antibodies in the reproductive tracts of some infertile individuals, and of complement in cervical and ovarian follicular fluid, suggests that complement-mediated...