About the Authors

Mahnaz Bahri Khomami

Affiliation Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 24 Parvaneh, Yaman Street, Velenjak, P.O.Box:19395–4763, Tehran, Iran

Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani

ramezani@endocrine.ac.ir

Affiliation Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 24 Parvaneh, Yaman Street, Velenjak, P.O.Box:19395–4763, Tehran, Iran

Somayeh Hashemi

Affiliation Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 24 Parvaneh, Yaman Street, Velenjak, P.O.Box:19395–4763, Tehran, Iran

Maryam Farahmand

Affiliation Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 24 Parvaneh, Yaman Street, Velenjak, P.O.Box:19395–4763, Tehran, Iran

Fereidoun Azizi

Affiliation Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 24 Parvaneh, Yaman Street, Velenjak, P.O.Box:19395–4763, Tehran, Iran

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MBK FRT SH MF FA. Performed the experiments: MBK FRT SH MF FA. Analyzed the data: MBK FRT SH MF FA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MBK FRT SH MF FA. Wrote the paper: MBK FRT SH MF FA.