Urokinase-type plasminogen activator: a new target for male contraception?
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Urokinase-type plasminogen activator: a new target for male contraception?
Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is closely related to male reproduction. With the aim of investigating the possibility for uPA as a potential contraceptive target, in the present work, Kunming male mice were immunized by human uPA subcutaneous injection at three separate doses for 3 times. Then the potency of the anti-human uPA antibody in serum was analyzed, and mouse fertility was ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Andrology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1008-682X
DOI: 10.4103/1008-682x.143316