Immunological Aspects of Reproduction and Fertility Control.
[Book]
Hearn, J.P.
Springer Verlag
2013
Section I Immunological Aspects of Reproduction.- 1. Immunological relationships between mother and fetus during pregnancy.- 2. Immunological relationships between mother and conceptus in man.- 3. Immunological diagnosis of early pregnancy.- 4. Immunological aspects of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia.- 5. Immunological factors in male and female infertility.- Section II Immunological Aspects of Fertility Control.- 6. Inhibition of reproductive function by antibodies to luteinizing hormone releasing hormone.- 7. Immunization against zona pellucida antigens.- 8. The current status of anti-pregnancy vaccines based on synthetic fractions of HCG.- 9. Vaccines based upon the Beta-subunit of HCG.- 10. The immunobiology of chorionic gonadotrophin.