Correction to: Cell and Tissue Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-021-03474-z

The original version of this article inadvertently contained mistakes.

Reason: Affiliation and the affiliation number incorrectly listed in PDF version and in the html version. This is due to production template error.

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1 School of Life Science, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China

2 NHC Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics (Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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