About the Authors

Antonella Antonelli

antonella.antonelli@uniurb.it

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

Carla Sfara

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

Serafina Battistelli

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Clinical Biochemistry Section, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

Barbara Canonico

Affiliation Department of Earth, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Loc. Crocicchia, Urbino, Italy

Marcella Arcangeletti

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy Section, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

Elisabetta Manuali

Affiliation Laboratory of Electron Microscopy & Histopathology, Experimental Zooprofilactic Institute of Umbria & Marche, Perugia, Italy

Sonia Salamida

Affiliation Laboratory of Electron Microscopy & Histopathology, Experimental Zooprofilactic Institute of Umbria & Marche, Perugia, Italy

Stefano Papa

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy Section, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

Mauro Magnani

Affiliation Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

Competing Interests

M. Magnani declares stock ownership in EryDel SpA. Guerbet provided the Sinerem® contrast for this study. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AA. Performed the experiments: AA CS SB BC MA EM SS. Analyzed the data: AA CS MM SB BC EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MM EM SP. Wrote the manuscript: AA.