About the Authors

Nicole M. Kane

Current address: British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Affiliation Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Marius Jones

Affiliation Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Jan J. Brosens

Affiliation Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Rodney W. Kelly

Affiliation Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Philippa T. K. Saunders

Affiliation Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hilary O. D. Critchley

hilary.critchley@ed.ac.uk

Affiliation Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RWK HC. Performed the experiments: NK. Analyzed the data: NK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MJ JJB. Wrote the paper: NK PTS HC.