About the Authors
- J. K. Mansoor
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Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, United States of America
- Edward S. Schelegle
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* E-mail: esschelegle@ucdavis.edu
Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Cristina E. Davis
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Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- William F. Walby
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Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Weixiang Zhao
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Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Alexander A. Aksenov
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Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Alberto Pasamontes
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Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Jennifer Figueroa
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Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Roblee Allen
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
Dr. Roblee Allen is a member of the advisory board, speaker's bureau and has contracts for pharmaceutical development from Gilead Sciences, Inc., Bayer AG, and United Therapeutics Corporation. He also has contracts for pharmaceutical development with Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Aires Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and GeNO, LLC. None of the other authors have any financial or other conflicts of interest to disclose regarding this publication. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JKM ESS CED WFW RA. Performed the experiments: JKM ESS CED WFW WZ AAA AP JF RA. Analyzed the data: JKM ESS CED WFW WZ AAA AP JF RA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ESS CED. Wrote the paper: JKM ESS CED WFW WZ AAA AP JF RA.