Contraceptive efficacy of antimicrobial peptide Nisin: In vitro and in vivo studies

Contraception

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 333-338

  Aranha, Clara ^a   Gupta, Sadhana ^a   Reddy, K V R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Nisin; Rats; Spermatozoa; Spermicides; Vaginal contraception

Indexed keywords

NISIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; NISIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RATS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS;

EID: 1642281205     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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