Preliminary studies with recombinant chorionic gonadotropin β-subunit produced in Escherichia coli for use as an antigen in a birth control vaccine

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 172-182

  Mukhopadhyay, Asok ^a   Bhatia, Prakash K ^a   Majumdar, Subeer S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioneutralization; Contraceptive vaccine; Cross reactivity; Immunogenicity; Recombinant CG

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

EID: 0031882417     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00351.x     Document Type: Article

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