New GnRH-like peptide construct to optimize efficient immunocastration of male pigs by immunoneutralization of GnRH

Vaccine

Volumn 16, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 1074-1082

  Oonk, H B ^a   Turkstra, J A ^a   Schaaper, W M M ^a   Erkens, J H F ^a   Schuitemaker de Weerd, M H ^a   Van Nes, A ^b   Verheijden, J H M ^b   Meloen, R H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti GnRH vaccine; Boar taint; Immunocastration; Synthetic peptide vaccine

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN TANDEM PEPTIDE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE DISEASE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031750134     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)80101-1     Document Type: Article

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