Immunocontraceptive properties of recombinant sperm protein DE: implications for the development of novel contraceptives

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 199-205

  Ellerman, Diego A ^a   Busso, Dolores ^a   Maldera, Julieta A ^a   Cuasnicú, Patricia S ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

CRISP; epididymis; fertility; Immunocontraception; sperm

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT EPIDIDYMAL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERM; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; EPIDIDYMAL SECRETORY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IMMUNIZATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; KINETICS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 38049136819     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.02.025     Document Type: Article

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