About the Authors

Ashbeel Roy

Affiliations Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Aline Lara

Affiliation Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Diogo Guimarães

Affiliation Graduate Program Santa Casa, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Rita Pires

Current address: Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

Affiliation Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Eneas R. Gomes

Affiliation Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

David E. Carter

Affiliation Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Marcus V. Gomez

Current address: Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

Affiliation Graduate Program Santa Casa, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Silvia Guatimosim

Affiliation Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Vania F. Prado

Affiliations Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Marco A. M. Prado

Affiliations Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Robert Gros

rgros@robarts.ca

Affiliations Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Department of Medicine (Clinical Pharmacology), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RG MAMP SG VFP MVG. Performed the experiments: AR AL RP ERG DEC DG. Analyzed the data: AR RP DEC VFP RG MAMP. Wrote the paper: RG AR MAMP.