Inhibition of in vitro gamete adhesion and in vivo fertility in mice by immunization with a synthetic peptide

Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-202

  Fuentes, P ^a   Palacio, J R ^a   Mayorga, M ^a   Martinez P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antifertility vaccine; Gamete adhesion; Sperm

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTISERUM; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; FREUND ADJUVANT; GLUTAMINYLGLUTAMINYLPROLYLLEUCYLSERYLISOLEUCYLGLUTAMINYLGLUTAMINYLHISTIDYL GLUTAMYLARGINYLGLYCINE; GLYCYLGLUTAMYLLEUCYLARGINYLGLUTAMYLARGINYLALANYLPROLYLGLYCYLGLUTAMINYL GLYCYLTHREONYLASPARAGINYLGLYCINE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EGG; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAMETE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 33645962483     PISSN: 15216616     EISSN: 15217035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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