Virology
Immunocontraceptive effects are produced by a recombinant myxoma virus
Published in Vaccine Weekly, April 12th, 2006
"Recombinant myxoma viruses expressing rabbit zona pellucida 2 (rZP2) or rabbit zona pellucida 3 (rZP3) glycoproteins were constructed and tested in domestic rabbits to assess their potential to induce autoimmune infertility," explained S.M. MacKenzie and colleagues of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.
"The recombinant virus expressing rZP2 had no effect on fertility or ovarian histology, despite all...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-04-12)
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