About the Authors
- Birgit Westernströer
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Affiliation Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Institute of Reproductive and Regenerative Biology, University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Nicole Terwort
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Affiliation Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Institute of Reproductive and Regenerative Biology, University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Jens Ehmcke
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Affiliation Central Animal Facility of the Medical Faculty, University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Joachim Wistuba
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Affiliation Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Institute of Reproductive and Regenerative Biology, University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Stefan Schlatt
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* E-mail: Stefan.Schlatt@ukmuenster.de
Affiliation Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Institute of Reproductive and Regenerative Biology, University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Nina Neuhaus
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Affiliation Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Institute of Reproductive and Regenerative Biology, University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
Competing Interests
Coauthor Stefan Schlatt is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BW NN SS JE JW. Performed the experiments: BW NT. Analyzed the data: BW NT NN JW JE SS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BW SS. Wrote the paper: BW JE JW NN SS.