Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 267-272 , 15 January 2010

Effects of airport screening X-irradiation on bovine sperm chromatin integrity and embryo development

  • K.E.M. Hendricks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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  • L.M. Penfold

      Affiliations

    • White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 904 225 3382; fax: +1 904 225 3337.
    • ,
  • D.P. Evenson

      Affiliations

    • SCSA Diagnostics, Brookings, South Dakota, USA
    • ,
  • M.T. Kaproth

      Affiliations

    • Genex Cooperative, Ithaca, New York, USA
    • Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
    • ,
  • P.J. Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Received 11 May 2009 ,Revised 25 August 2009 ,Accepted 7 September 2009.

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PII: S0093-691X(09)00411-7

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.09.009

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 267-272 , 15 January 2010

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