Novel disulphide esters of carbothioic acid as potent, non-detergent spermicides with low toxicity to Lactobacillus and HeLa cells in vitro

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 708-716

  Jain, R K ^a   Maikhuri, J P ^a   Kiran Kumar, S T V S ^a   Sharma, V L ^a   Dwivedi, A K ^a   Mitra, K ^a   Bajpai, V K ^a   Gupta, G ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Contraception; Non detergent spermicides; Selective toxicity; Spermicidal activity

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; DSE 36 COMPOUND; DSE 37 COMPOUND; DSE-36 COMPOUND; DSE-37 COMPOUND; NONOXINOL; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL SURVIVAL; DISULFIDES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NONOXYNOL; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 34247847906     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del448     Document Type: Article

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