Abstract
Agglutinating antibodies to self spermatozoa were induced in mature male rainbow trout, whether immunised with autologous spermatozoa or allogeneic testis. Both sperm heads and flagellae appeared to be autoantigenic. These are the first results which show that fish can produce autoantibodies against spermatozoa. This is an important step towards the control of reproduction in fish using vaccines.
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