Contraceptive effect of sperm-agglutinating factor isolated from Staphylococcus aureus in mouse

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1039-1043

  Aggarwal, J ^a   Prabha, V ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agglutination; Contraceptive; Mouse; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SPERM AGGLUTINATING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTING; VAGINA CONTRACEPTION; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

AGGLUTININS; ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SPERM AGGLUTINATION; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; SPERMATOZOA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 33748148250     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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