Safety studies of sperm agglutinating factor produced by Staphylococcus aureus as a vaginal contraceptive: In vivo studies

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 956-960

  Kaur, Siftjit ^a   Prabha, Vijay ^a   Kaur, Kiranjeet ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Sperm agglutinating factor; toxicity studies; vaginal contraceptive

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SPERM AGGLUTINATING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPLICATION SITE IRRITATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; SPERM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTING; VAGINAL IRRITATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SPERM AGGLUTINATION; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 80053935908     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2011.569604     Document Type: Article

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