About the Authors

Diana A. Papazova

Affiliation Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Arianne van Koppen

Affiliation Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Maarten P. Koeners

Affiliation Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Ronald L. Bleys

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Marianne C. Verhaar

Affiliation Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Jaap A. Joles

J.A.Joles@umcutrecht.nl

Affiliation Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. The corresponding author Jaap A. Joles, DVM, PhD serves as a member of PLOS ONE Editorial board. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DAP AvK MCV JAJ. Performed the experiments: DAP. Analyzed the data: DAP AvK MPK RLB MCV JAJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MPK, RLB. Wrote the paper: DAP JAJ MCV.