The potential of the zona pellucida as a target for immunocontraception

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-180

  Aitken, R J ^a   Paterson, M ^a   Van Duin, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active immunization; Marmoset monkey; Primordial follicle depletion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; GLYCOPROTEIN;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; FERTILITY; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; INFERTILITY; MARMOSET; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERM; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0029964521     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00027.x     Document Type: Review

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