The preclinical evaluation of immunocontraceptive vaccines based on canine zona pellucida 3 (cZP3) in a mouse model.
CONCLUSIONS: The fusion protein OGZ resulted in the lowest fertility rate and the least mean litter size in the immunized mice. OGZ might be a promising antigen for developing a new contraceptive vaccine for stray dog controlling.
PMID: 29751768 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Reproductive Biology - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Wang Y, Li Y, Zhang B, Zhang F Tags: Reprod Biol Endocrinol Source Type: research
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