Immunocontraception in rodents: A review of the development of a sperm-based immunocontraceptive vaccine for the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-129

  Moore, H D M ^a   Jenkins, N M ^a   Wong, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; SPERM; SQUIRREL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEST CONTROL; SCIURIDAE; SPERMATOZOA; VACCINES;

ANIMALIA; CAROLINENSIS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 0030969002     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R96053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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