About the Authors

Sandra Marcia Muxel

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Marco Antonio Pires-Lapa

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Alex Willian Arantes Monteiro

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Erika Cecon

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Eduardo Koji Tamura

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Regina P. Markus

rpmarkus@usp.br

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RPM LMFW SMM MAPL EC. Performed the experiments: SMM MAPL EC AWAM EKT. Analyzed the data: RPM LMFW SMM MAPL. Wrote the paper: RPM LMFW SMM MAPL.