About the Authors

Gerald N. Audet

Affiliation Division of Exercise Physiology, Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Daniel Fulks

Affiliation Division of Exercise Physiology, Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Janelle C. Stricker

Affiliation Division of Exercise Physiology, Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

I. Mark Olfert

molfert@hsc.wvu.edu

Affiliation Division of Exercise Physiology, Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IMO GNA. Performed the experiments: GNA DF JCS. Analyzed the data: GNA IMO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IMO. Wrote the paper: GNA IMO.