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. 1984 May 1;159(5):1548–1553. doi: 10.1084/jem.159.5.1548

Effect of ingested sperm on fecundity in the rat

PMCID: PMC2187292  PMID: 6716050

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.

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