Construction of sperm-specific lactate dehydrogenase DNA vaccine and experimental study of its immunocontraceptive effect on mice

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 308-316

  Chen, Yong ^a   Zhang, Duo ^a   Xin, Na ^a   Xiong, YongZhong ^a   Chen, Ping ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Tu, XiangDong ^a   Lan, FengHua ^a  

^a FUZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Contraceptive vaccine; DNA vaccine; Mucosal immunization; Sperm specific lactate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; ISOENZYME; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME X;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; ISOENZYMES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM AGGLUTINATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; VACCINES, DNA;

EUKARYOTA; MUS;

EID: 43349086056     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-008-0035-7     Document Type: Article

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