About the Authors

Nicole L. Nichols

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

Frank L. Powell

Affiliation Division of Physiology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Jay B. Dean

Affiliation Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Robert W. Putnam

robert. putnam@wright.edu

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NLN FLP JBD RWP. Performed the experiments: NLN. Analyzed the data: NLN RWP. Wrote the paper: NLN FLP JBD RWP.