Evaluation of the contraceptive potential of brZPCp vaccine in BALB/c mice: Their safety and efficacy

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-94

  Xu, Li ^a,b   Peng, Jing Pian ^a   Shi, Shu Qun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRZPCP VACCINE; BUPIVACAINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MICROTUS BRANDITI; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY INFLAMMATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; CYTOKINES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; VACCINES, CONTRACEPTIVE; VACCINES, DNA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS;

EID: 33144475968     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2006.25.87     Document Type: Article

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