About the Authors

Andre S. Bowers

andre.bowers@uwimona.edu.jm

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Physiology Section), University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

Harvey L. Reid

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Physiology Section), University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

Andre Greenidge

Affiliation Edmund Cohen Laboratory for Vascular Research, Chronic Disease Research Centre, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Saint Michael, Barbados

Clive Landis

Affiliation Edmund Cohen Laboratory for Vascular Research, Chronic Disease Research Centre, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Saint Michael, Barbados

Marvin Reid

Affiliation Sickle Cell Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: ASB AG. Analyzed the data: ASB MR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MR CL. Wrote the manuscript: ASB MR AG CL HLR. Provided funding and equipment: MR CL. Contributed to conceiving and designing investigations: HLR.