Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Fusion protein or fusion polypeptide
Patent
1998-05-04
2000-04-04
Saunders, David
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Fusion protein or fusion polypeptide
4241981, 4242781, 530328, 530403, 530367, 530399, A61K 3824, A61K 3809, C07K 100
Patent
active
060457996
ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to contraceptive vaccines comprising a carrier protein or fragment thereof in peptide linkage with a reproduction related polypeptide, protein or fragment thereof, and to DNAs encoding the chimeric proteins. The invention also includes the use of the chimeric proteins in immunocontraceptive methods.
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Bertrand Kevin P.
Reeves Jerry J.
Zhang Yuzhi
Saunders David
VanderVegt F. Pierre
Washington State University
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