About the Authors
- Kimberly M. Jeckel
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- D. N. Rao Veeramachaneni
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Adam J. Chicco
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Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Health and Exercise Science, College of Applied Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Applied Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Phillip L. Chapman
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Affiliation Department of Statistics, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Christopher M. Mulligan
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Affiliation Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Applied Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Jennifer R. Hegarty
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Affiliation Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Michael J. Pagliassotti
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Affiliation Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Applied Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Lindsay A. Ferguson
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Affiliation Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- Gerrit J. Bouma
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Melinda A. Frye
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* E-mail: melinda.frye@colostate.edu
Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AJC MJP MAF. Performed the experiments: KMJ DNRV CMM JRH LAF MAF. Analyzed the data: DNRV AJC PLC MJP MAF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AJC DNRV PLC MJP MAF GJB. Wrote the paper: DNRV MJP MAF. Adapted the hydroxyproline assay method: KMJ. Conducted gas chromatography: CMM. Contributed to the Methods section of the manuscript: CMM JRH. Adapted Masson's trichrome protocol: JRH. Managed dietary treatment: LAF. Processed tissues for TEM: LAF. Developed lipid extraction protocol: LAF. Assisted with design and analysis of PCR experiments: GJB.