About the Authors
- Alex Rafacho
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* E-mail: alex.rafacho@ufsc.br (AR); ivanq@umh.es (IQ)
Affiliation Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
- Luiz M. Gonçalves-Neto
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Affiliation Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
- Junia C. Santos-Silva
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Affiliation Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, and Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC), State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
- Paloma Alonso-Magdalena
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Affiliation Institute of Bioengineering and the Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
- Beatriz Merino
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Affiliation Institute of Bioengineering and the Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
- Sebastião R. Taboga
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Affiliation Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
- Everardo M. Carneiro
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Affiliation Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, and Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC), State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
- Antonio C. Boschero
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Affiliation Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, and Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC), State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
- Angel Nadal
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Affiliation Institute of Bioengineering and the Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
- Ivan Quesada
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* E-mail: alex.rafacho@ufsc.br (AR); ivanq@umh.es (IQ)
Affiliation Institute of Bioengineering and the Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
Competing Interests
The authors would like to confirm that co-author Angel Nadal is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AR IQ. Performed the experiments: AR LMGN JCSS PAM BM SRT. Analyzed the data: AR LMGN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EMC ACB AN IQ. Wrote the paper: AR IQ. Contributed to discussion: AR EMC ACB AN IQ.