Vesicle-associated protein 1: A novel ovarian immunocontraceptive target in the common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula

Reproduction

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 657-665

  Nation, A ^a   Cui, S ^a   Selwood, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RECOMBINANT GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE SYNAPTOBREVIN 1 FUSION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOSURUS; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MACROPHAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEW ZEALAND; OOCYTES; OVARY; PEST CONTROL; R-SNARE PROTEINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TRICHOSURUS; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 56749149561     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-08-0159     Document Type: Article

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