About the Authors

Mario Binelli

binelli@usp.br

Affiliation Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Saara C. Scolari

Affiliation Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Guilherme Pugliesi

Affiliation Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Veerle Van Hoeck

Affiliation Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Angela M. Gonella-Diaza

Affiliation Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sónia C. S. Andrade

Affiliation Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Gustavo R. Gasparin

Affiliation Laboratório de Genética Animal, Departamento de Zootecnia, ESALQ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luiz L. Coutinho

Affiliation Laboratório de Genética Animal, Departamento de Zootecnia, ESALQ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MB SCS GP LLC. Performed the experiments: MB SCS GP. Analyzed the data: MB SCS VVH SCSA GRG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MB SCSA AGD SCS AMG LLC. Wrote the paper: VVH SCS MB.