In vitro and in vivo studies evaluating recombinant plasmid pCXN2-mIzumo as a potential immunocontraceptive antigen

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-235

  An, Gang ^a,b   Huang, Tian Hua ^a   Wang, De Gang ^a   Xie, Qing Dong ^a   Ma, Lian ^a   Chen, De Yu ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Fujian Province   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic immunization; Immunocontraception; Izumo

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PCXN2 MIZUMO; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MUSCLES; PLASMIDS; SPERMATOZOA; VACCINES, CONTRACEPTIVE; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 60449107119     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00685.x     Document Type: Article

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