About the Authors
- Jung Eun Park
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Affiliation Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Min Jung Kim
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Affiliation Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Seung Kwon Ha
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Affiliation Life Science of R&D Center, SK chemicals, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- So Gun Hong
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Affiliation Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Hyun Ju Oh
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Affiliation Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Geon A. Kim
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Affiliation Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Eun Jung Park
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Affiliation Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Jung Taek Kang
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Affiliation Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Islam M. Saadeldin
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Affiliations Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt
- Goo Jang
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Affiliation Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Byeong Chun Lee
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* E-mail: bclee@snu.ac.kr
Affiliation Department of Theriogenology & Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Competing Interests
Nestlé Purina PetCare provided financial support, and Seung Kwon Ha is an employee of ORIENT CRO. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JEP MJK SKH IMS BCL. Performed the experiments: JEP MJK SKH SGH HJO GAK EJP JTK GJ BCL. Analyzed the data: JEP SKH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JEP SKH. Wrote the paper: JEP SKH.