Zearalenone suppresses pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone synthesis via ALKBH5-YTHDF2-SMAD4 axis

Wenjiao Liu1, Lu Dou1, Yewen Zhou1

  • 1College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 88 Daxuenan Road, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, PR China; Institute of Reproduction and Metabolism, Yangzhou University, 88 Daxuenan Road, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, PR China.

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