Contraceptive Vaccines for Wildlife: A Review

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-50

  Kirkpatrick, Jay F ^a   Lyda, Robin O ^a   Frank, Kimberly M ^a  

^a Science and Conservation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Immunocontraception; Porcine zona pellucida; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; EQUITY; FREUND ADJUVANT; GONACON; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; IMPROVAC; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTEIN; REPRO BLOC; SPAYVAC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZONA PELLUCIDA PROTEIN;

ABORTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; BUFFALO; CASTRATION; DEER; DNA MODIFICATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELEPHANT; FERTILITY; GOAT; GRANULOMA; HORSE; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; INJECTION SITE ABSCESS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASTRONGYLOIDES TRICHOSURI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEEP; STRONGYLOIDES; TESTIS FUNCTION; WILDLIFE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIGENS; CATTLE; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DEER; EGG PROTEINS; EQUIDAE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; POPULATION CONTROL; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; VACCINES, CONTRACEPTIVE; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 79958133652     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01003.x     Document Type: Review

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