About the Authors
- Fernanda Ornellas
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Affiliation Laboratory of Morphometry, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease, Biomedical Center, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Vanessa Souza-Mello
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Affiliation Laboratory of Morphometry, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease, Biomedical Center, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Carlos Alberto Mandarim-de-Lacerda
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Affiliation Laboratory of Morphometry, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease, Biomedical Center, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Marcia Barbosa Aguila
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* E-mail: marciaguila@gmail.com
Affiliation Laboratory of Morphometry, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease, Biomedical Center, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. MBA is currently Academic Editor of PLOS ONE, but this role does not interfere in the normal review process of the manuscript.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MBA FO. Performed the experiments: FO CAML MBA. Analyzed the data: FO VSM CAML MBA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CAML MBA. Wrote the paper: FO CAML MBA.