About the Authors

Luisa Martino

Affiliation Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Matilde Masini

Affiliation Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Michela Novelli

Affiliation Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Pascale Beffy

Affiliation Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Marco Bugliani

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Lorella Marselli

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Pellegrino Masiello

Affiliation Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Piero Marchetti

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Vincenzo De Tata

vincenzo.detata@med.unipi.it

Affiliation Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: P. Masiello P. Marchetti VDT. Performed the experiments: L. Martino MM MN PB MB L. Marselli. Analyzed the data: P. Masiello P. Marchetti VDT. Wrote the paper: P. Masiello P. Marchetti VDT.