Immunocontraception of Eastern Grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) with recombinant brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) ZP3 protein

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Kitchener, Anne L ^a   Harman, Amanda ^a   Kay, David J ^a   McCartney, Carmen A ^a   Mate, Karen E ^a   Rodger, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertility; Immunocontraception; Kangaroo; Marsupial; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; FREUND ADJUVANT; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN ZP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; B LYMPHOCYTE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFERTILITY; KANGAROO; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; TRICHOSURUS; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VACCINATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; COLOR; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; EGG PROTEINS; EPITOPES; FERTILIZATION; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNIZATION; MACROPODIDAE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SWINE; TRICHOSURUS; VACCINES, CONTRACEPTIVE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 61849103496     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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