Deficiency of the membrane androgen receptor ZIP9 alters brain zinc distribution, reproductive endocrinology, and female fertility
Rui Wang, Rhiannon E. Boseley, Kalotina Geraki, Alexander P. Morrell, Alex Griffiths, Aubrey Converse, Peter Thomas, Kim Jonas, Robert Hindges, Christer Högstrand
This study shows that ZIP9 deficiency in zebrafish disrupts zinc distribution, reproductive endocrinology, and female fertility.
bioRxiv · May 8, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology