About the Authors

Michael W. Pankhurst

michael.pankhurst@anatomy.otago.ac.nz

Affiliations Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

David A. Gell

Affiliation Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Chris W. Butler

Affiliation Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Matthew T. K. Kirkcaldie

Affiliation School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Adrian K. West

Affiliation Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Roger S. Chung

Affiliation Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MWP DAG RSC AKW MTKK. Performed the experiments: MWP DAG CWB. Analyzed the data: MWP CWB RSC MTKK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RSC AKW. Wrote the paper: MWP. Revised the manuscript: AKW MTKK RSC.