Development of an immunocontraceptive vaccine: Current status

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 759-765

  Feng, HuaiLiang ^a,b   Sandlow, Jay I ^a   Sparks, Amy E T ^a   Sandra, Alexander ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive agents, female; Immunocontraception; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; FETAL ANTIGEN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; VACCINATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; VACCINES; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0032830167     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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