Mapping of dominant B-cell epitopes of a human zona pellucida protein (ZP1)

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1373-1380

  Skinner, Sheri M ^a   Schwoebel, Eric S ^a,b   Prasad, Sarvamangala V ^a   Oguna, Mary ^b   Dunbar, Bonnie S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; GLYCOPROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BABOON; BIOTINYLATION; CONTRACEPTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032752470     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.6.1373     Document Type: Article

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