About the Authors
- Martin Guillot
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Affiliations Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, Osteoarthritis Research Unit, Université de Montréal Hospital Centre, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Polly M. Taylor
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Affiliation Topcat Metrology, Gravel Head Farm, Downham Common, Little Downham, Nr Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- Pascale Rialland
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Affiliations Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, Osteoarthritis Research Unit, Université de Montréal Hospital Centre, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Mary P. Klinck
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Affiliations Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, Osteoarthritis Research Unit, Université de Montréal Hospital Centre, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Johanne Martel-Pelletier
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Affiliation Osteoarthritis Research Unit, Université de Montréal Hospital Centre, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Jean-Pierre Pelletier
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Affiliation Osteoarthritis Research Unit, Université de Montréal Hospital Centre, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Eric Troncy
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* E-mail: eric.troncy@umontreal.ca
Affiliations Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, Osteoarthritis Research Unit, Université de Montréal Hospital Centre, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. This study was partly supported by a Collaborative Research and Development grant (#RDCPJ 418399–11, supporting operations and salaries) in partnership with ArthroLab Inc from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada. Dr. Pascale Rialland received a doctoral Industrial Innovation Scholarship from a partnership including NSERC of Canada, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies and ArthroLab, Inc. Polly M. Taylor is a director of Topcat Metrology, Ltd. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. 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: MG PMT PR JMP JPP ET. Performed the experiments: MG PMT PR MPK ET. Analyzed the data: MG PMT ET. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PMT. Wrote the paper: MG PMT PR MPK JMP JPP ET.