About the Authors

Desiree Wanders

Current address: Laboratory of Nutrient Sensing and Adipocyte Signaling, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Emily C. Graff

Affiliations Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America, Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

B. Douglas White

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Robert L. Judd

juddrob@auburn.edu

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DW RLJ. Performed the experiments: DW ECG RLJ. Analyzed the data: DW BDW RLJ. Wrote the paper: DW RLJ.