Evaluation of the Effects of STZ-Induced Diabetes on In Vitro Fertilization and Early Embryogenesis Processes

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E-cadherin and Connexin 43 protein expressions. (a) Group 1, healthy male/healthy female, E-cadherin, magnification 20x^∗; (b) Group 2, healthy male/diabetic female, E-cadherin, magnification 100x^∗∗; (c) Group 3, diabetic male/healthy female, E-cadherin, magnification 40x^∗∗∗; (d) Group 4, diabetic male/diabetic female, E-cadherin, magnification 100x^∗∗; (e) Group 1, healthy male/healthy female, Connexin 43, magnification 100x^∗∗; (f) Group 4, diabetic male/diabetic female, Connexin 43, (diabetic female/male, magnification 40x^∗∗∗. ICM: inner cell mass; TE: trophectoderm; scale bars: ^∗250 μm, ^∗∗50 μm, and ^∗∗∗125 μm.

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