About the Authors

Deborah R. Boone

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Stacy L. Sell

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Maria-Adelaide Micci

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Jeanna M. Crookshanks

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Margaret Parsley

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Tatsuo Uchida

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Donald S. Prough

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Douglas S. DeWitt

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Helen L. Hellmich

hhellmic@utmb.edu

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HLH DRB SLS MAM. Performed the experiments: DRB SLS MAM JMC MAP. Analyzed the data: HLH DRB SLS MAM JMC TU DSP DSD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HLH DSP DSD TU. Wrote the paper: HLH SLS DRB MAM DSP. Contributed intellectually to final version of this manuscript through extensive participation in discussions of the data in lab meetings and presentations at national meetings: HLH DRB SLS MAM JMC MAP TU DSP DSD.