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|Articles|July 26, 2010

Today's Daily Dose: Nonsurgical contraception

Where are we with immunocontraception?

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“The goal of immunocontraception is to develop a vaccine against a target in the reproductive system. The vaccine would induce antibody formation, and the immunity would then suppress normal reproductive function. The current vaccine targets are the zona pellucida (ZP), Gn-RH, and the LH receptor.”

-Megan Cathey, DVM, and Mushtaq A. Memon, BVSc, PhD, DACT

From Nonsurgical methods of contraception in dogs and cats: Where are we now?

 

 

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