Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy, Volume. 32, Issue 7, 754(2025)

Exploration of epithelial cell heterogeneity and immune characteristics of the tumor microenvironment in ovarian cancer based on single cell sequencing

LI Rongji, ZHAO Lizhu, and YANG Lihua
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  • Department of Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650101, Yunnan, China
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    Received: Oct. 8, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

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    DOI:10.3872/j.issn.1007-385x.2025.07.011

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