Jiaxin Zhang1,#, Qinhua Lei2,#, Xiaoyan Wang3, Sen Fu1, Xinyi Dong1, Yafei Kang1, Donghui Huang1,4,*
1Institute of Reproduction Health Research, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
2Department of Human Anatomy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
3Reproductive Center, Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao Uni-versity, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
4Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
#Both authors contributed equally to this paper.
*Corresponding author: Donghui Huang
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