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Granulosa Cell-Secreted KITL Is Involved in Maintaining Zinc Homeostasis in the Oocytes of Neonatal Mouse Ovaries
- Yan Du,
- Lincheng Han,
- Hongwei Wei,
- Xiaodan Zhang,
- Wenbo Zhang,
- Yashuang Weng,
- Weiyong Wang,
- Luchun Zhang,
- Sihui He and
- Jingjie Li
Proto-oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinase (KIT) ligand (KITL) secreted by granulosa cells and its receptor KIT on oocytes are crucial for primordial follicle formation and activation, and follicular development. In the present study, ZnSO4 decreased t...