Update on the center for recombinant gamete contraceptive vaccinogens

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 184-189

  Herr, John C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive vaccines; Prefertilization contraception; Sperm antigen; Zona pellucida antigen

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SPERM ANTIGEN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; BABOON; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SPERM; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0029923786     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00029.x     Document Type: Review

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