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Different roles of cilia in different segmentations of reproductive tract

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NO. 81771575)

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  1. Institute of Reproduction Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, HubeiProvince, China

    Liyang Huang & Donghui Huang

  2. Department of Tissue and Embryology, Basic Medical College, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

    Meisheng Ma

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Huang, L., Ma, M. & Huang, D. Different roles of cilia in different segmentations of reproductive tract. J Assist Reprod Genet 39, 1501–1502 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-022-02524-x

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