About the Authors

Jason H. Gumbel

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Elizabeth M. Patterson

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Sarah A. Owusu

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Brock E. Kabat

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Deborah O. Jung

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Jasmine Simmons

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Torin Hopkins

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Buffy S. Ellsworth

bellsworth@siumed.edu

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JHG EMP SAO BEK DOJ BSE. Performed the experiments: JHG EMP SAO BEK JS TH BSE. Analyzed the data: JHG EMP SAO BEK JS TH BSE. Wrote the paper: JHG DOJ BSE.