About the Authors

Fernanda Ornellas

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

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

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

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.