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Xingyue Liao1, Liujianxiong Wu1, Dan Yin1

  • 1Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hengyang Medical School, Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Critical Human Dise Ases Prevention of Hunan Province, Department of Education, Key Laboratory of Hengyang City On Biological Toxicology and Ecological Restoration, Key Laboratory of Typical Environmental Pollution and Health Hazards, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China.

Molecular Biology Reports
|February 27, 2023
PubMed

Keywords:
Cumulus cellsFollicleGranulosa cellsOocytesZinc

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