About the Authors

Alessandro Silvani

Contributed equally to this work with: Alessandro Silvani, Chiara Berteotti

Affiliation PRISM Lab, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Chiara Berteotti

Contributed equally to this work with: Alessandro Silvani, Chiara Berteotti

Affiliation PRISM Lab, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Stefano Bastianini

Affiliation PRISM Lab, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Gary Cohen

Affiliation Department of Women & Child Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Viviana Lo Martire

Affiliation PRISM Lab, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Roberta Mazza

Affiliation Endocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola University Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Uberto Pagotto

Affiliation Endocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola University Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Carmelo Quarta

Affiliation Endocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola University Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Giovanna Zoccoli

giovanna.zoccoli@unibo.it

Affiliation PRISM Lab, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AS UP GZ. Performed the experiments: CB SB VLM. Analyzed the data: AS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AS. Performed mouse breeding and genotyping: RM CQ. Coordinated the experimental setup and analysis of respiratory data: GC. Coordinated the group: GZ. Reviewed the manuscript: GZ CB SB GC VLM UP.