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Abstract
Several components of semen have immunomodulatory effects; these include spermatozoa(1-3) and a variety of seminal plasma factors. In addition semen may contain a small number of immunocompetent cells(4). In this review Keith James and Timothy Hargreave discuss the immunological effects of human seminal plasma, including its suppressive effect on in vitro and in vivo immune responses, the nature and action of the factors involved and their possible clinical relevance.Entities:
Year: 1984 PMID: 25290980 DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(84)90079-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Today ISSN: 0167-5699