About the Authors

David Smyth

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Gabriella Leung

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Maria Fernando

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Derek M. McKay

dmckay@ucalgary.ca

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DS DMM. Performed the experiments: DS GL MF. Analyzed the data: DS DMM. Wrote the paper: DS DMM.