About the Authors

Honglu Diao

Current address: Reproductive Medical Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Shuo Xiao

Affiliations Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America, Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Rong Li

Affiliations Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America, Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Fei Zhao

Affiliations Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America, Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Xiaoqin Ye

ye@uga.edu

Affiliations Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America, Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

Co-author Xiaoqin Ye is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HD XY. Performed the experiments: HD SX RL FZ XY. Analyzed the data: HD XY. Wrote the paper: XY.