Immunologic behavior of human cysteine-rich secretory protein 1 (hCRISP1) in primates: prospects for immunocontraception

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2551-2556

  Ellerman, Diego A ^a   Cohen, Débora J ^a   Weigel Muñoz, Mariana ^a   Da Ros, Vanina G ^a   Ernesto, Juan I ^a   Tollner, Ted L ^b   Cuasnicu, Patricia S ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; epididymis; immunoinfertility; sperm

Indexed keywords

EPIDIDYMAL SECRETORY PROTEIN; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT CYSTEINE RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77952102865     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.075     Document Type: Article

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