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Impairment of the fertilization process by adherence of microorganism to the equatorial fibronectin band (EFB) of human sperm

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A hypothesis is presented that microorganisms at very high concentration (>1010/ml) interfere with the sperm-egg interaction by masking the equatorial fibronectin band (EFB) of human sperm and thus impair the fertilization process.

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    H. -J. Glander, K. Herrmann & U. -F. Haustein

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Glander, H.J., Herrmann, K. & Haustein, U.F. Impairment of the fertilization process by adherence of microorganism to the equatorial fibronectin band (EFB) of human sperm. International Urology and Nephrology 22, 483–486 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549782

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