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Biologic effects following active immunization with delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

S Badawy1, K A Laurence

  • 1Biomedical Division, Population Council, Rockefeller University, New York 10021.

Fertility and Sterility
|December 1, 1975
PubMed
Summary

Immunizing female rats against delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase suppressed ovarian enzyme activity. This negatively impacted reproduction, suggesting reduced progesterone synthesis due to antibody formation.

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