About the Authors

Guilherme M. J. Costa

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Gleide F. Avelar

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

José V. Rezende-Neto

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Paulo Henrique A. Campos-Junior

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Samyra M. S. N. Lacerda

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Bruno S. C. Andrade

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Ralph Gruppi Thomé

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Marie-Claude Hofmann

Affiliation Unit 1105, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Luiz R. Franca

lrfranca@icb.ufmg.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GMJC GFA MCH LRF. Performed the experiments: GMJC GFA JVRN PHACJ SMSNL RGT. Analyzed the data: GMJC GFA JVRN PHACJ SMSNL LRF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MCH LRF. Wrote the paper: GMJC GFA MCH LRF. Surgery and testis sampling of equids: GMJC GFA BSCA.