"Effect of Immunization with Human SP-10 in Male Rodents."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, "Problem: Over the years immunocontraception has emerged as a promising modality. Theoretically it is possible to intercept fertility using a panel of antigens expressed along the entire pituitary, hypothalamus and gonadal axis. One such sperm antigen designated as SP-10 is in advanced stages of development. Its gene has been cloned by Wright et al. (Biol Reprod 1990; 42:693-701). It is envisaged that immunization with SP-10 would induce antisperm antibodies in females and hence interrupt fertility. However, the in vivo effect of SP-10 immunization has been assessed in...

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