SPERM ANTIGEN CORRESPONDING TO AN AUTOANITIGENIC EPITOPE ON SPERM PROTEIN BOUNDED TO THE TRANSPARENT TUNICA

The present invention involves DNA encoding a mammalian Sp 17 protein, particularly human Sp17 protein, or antigenic peptides which are fragments thereof, along with said antigenic fragments. These proteins and peptides are useful as immunocontraceptive agents and/or for the diagnosis of autoimmune...

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Hauptverfasser: WIDGREN ESTHER E, O'RAND MICHAEL G, RICHARDSON RICHARD T
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention involves DNA encoding a mammalian Sp 17 protein, particularly human Sp17 protein, or antigenic peptides which are fragments thereof, along with said antigenic fragments. These proteins and peptides are useful as immunocontraceptive agents and/or for the diagnosis of autoimmune infertility. Avirulent host cells which express the antigeenic proteins or peptides and which are useful as immunocontraceptive agents are also disclosed.