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ABNORMAL EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN SEA URCHIN FOLLOWING ILLUMINATION OF GAMETES WITH VISIBLE LIGHT FROM A PHOTOTHERAPY UNIT
Author(s) -
Speck William T.,
Behrman Amy J.,
Rosenkranz Pnina G.,
Gordon Doria,
Rosenkranz Herbert S.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1980.tb03737.x
Subject(s) - sea urchin , human fertilization , embryogenesis , embryonic stem cell , biology , andrology , embryo , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , medicine , genetics , gene
— The unfertilized oocytes and spermatozoa of the American sea urchin ( Arbacia punctulata ) were exposed to phototherapy lights in order to determine the effect of this treatment regimen on post‐irradiation fertilization and embryonic development. Light treatment revealed dose‐dependent abnormalities in fertilization and subsequent embryonic development.