Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS One
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS ONE
Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
Journal ID (pmc): plosone
Title:
PLoS ONE
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Electronic):
1932-6203
Publication date
(Electronic):
17
July
2017
Publication date Collection: 2017
Volume: 12
Issue: 7
Electronic Location Identifier: e0179634
Affiliations
[1
]
Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences,
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
[2
]
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University
of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
[3
]
Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,
Iran
[4
]
Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences,
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
[5
]
Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti
University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Universite Clermont Auvergne, FRANCE
Author notes
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Conceptualization: FRT MAM.
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Data curation: FRT MAM MSD.
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Formal analysis: FRT MAM MSD.
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Investigation: FRT SM FA.
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Methodology: FRT MAM MSD.
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Project administration: FRT FA.
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Writing – original draft: FRT MAM SM.
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Writing – review & editing: FRT SM.
‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.
Author information
Article
Publisher ID:
PONE-D-17-12397
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179634
PMC ID: 5513413
PubMed ID: 28715487
SO-VID: 1069f05b-e371-4d0f-a9a4-53306b11c74b
Copyright © © 2017 Ramezani Tehrani et al
License:
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
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the original author and source are credited.
The study is funded by the Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences (Iran). The funder
had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or
preparation of the manuscript.
Subject:
Research Article
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Hormones
Subject:
Androgens
Subject:
Testosterone
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Hormones
Subject:
Lipid Hormones
Subject:
Testosterone
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Hormones
Subject:
Sex Hormones
Subject:
People and Places
Subject:
Population Groupings
Subject:
Age Groups
Subject:
Adults
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Developmental Biology
Subject:
Organism Development
Subject:
Aging
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Physiological Processes
Subject:
Aging
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Physiological Processes
Subject:
Aging
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Hormones
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Cell Biology
Subject:
Cellular Types
Subject:
Animal Cells
Subject:
Epithelial Cells
Subject:
Sertoli Cells
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Biological Tissue
Subject:
Epithelium
Subject:
Epithelial Cells
Subject:
Sertoli Cells
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Biological Tissue
Subject:
Epithelium
Subject:
Epithelial Cells
Subject:
Sertoli Cells
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Hormones
Subject:
Peptide Hormones
Subject:
Luteinizing Hormone
Subject:
People and Places
Subject:
Population Groupings
Subject:
Age Groups