Design and evaluation of a ZP3 peptide vaccine in a homologous primate model

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 342-352

  Paterson, M ^a   Wilson, M R ^a   Jennings, Z A ^a   Van Duin, M ^b   Aitken, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Contraception; Epitope mapping; Immunization; Zona pellucida; ZP3

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZP3 PEPTIDE VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MARMOSET; NONHUMAN; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; VACCINATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032917135     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.4.342     Document Type: Article

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