“…Glycogen synthase kinase‐3β ( GSK-3β ), a multifunctional serine/threonine kinase, regulates cell death and inflammation ( El-Gohary et al, 2023 ). Hexokinase ( HK ), pyruvate kinase ( PK ), and phosphofructokinase ( PFK ) are 3 of the pivotal rate-limiting enzymes in the process of glycolysis ( Jiang et al, 2024 ). Administration of Cd for 12 wk induced the energy metabolism disorder of the chicken ovarian tissues, and remarkably downregulated the mRNA expression of glucose-related genes HK2 and PK ( Xing et al, 2022 ).…”