Role of neutrophils in the immune microenvironment of endometriosis
), Shanshan Mei(2), Xinyan Wang(3),
(1) The First School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, China
(2) Department of Gynaecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
(3) Department of Gynaecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
Corresponding Author
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