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Effects of nylon mesh vitrification on the cytoskeleton, mitochondria, and aquaporins of mouse 2-cell embryos

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank other members of the Ma lab for their help.

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This study was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA 04020222) and Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi (Program No. 2018NY-023).

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  1. Zhen Gao and Wei Li contributed equally to this work

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  1. Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China

    Zhen Gao, Wei Li, Hui Zhang, Zhenshan Yang, Xiaoe Zhao, Qiang Wei & Baohua Ma

  2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People’s Republic of China

    Zhen Gao, Wei Li, Hui Zhang, Zhenshan Yang, Xiaoe Zhao, Qiang Wei & Baohua Ma

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Gao, Z., Li, W., Zhang, H. et al. Effects of nylon mesh vitrification on the cytoskeleton, mitochondria, and aquaporins of mouse 2-cell embryos. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 58, 638–642 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-022-00715-5

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