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In female mice, higher levels of antibodies targeting the ZP3 protein are linked to lower rates of fertility.

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Scientists gave mice a substance that made their immune systems attack a protein in their ovaries, and the more they attacked it, the harder it was for the mice to have babies — proving the link between these antibodies and lower fertility.

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