About the Authors

Huda Kaatabi

Affiliation Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Omar Bamosa

aosbamosa@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Badar

Affiliation Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Abdulmohsen Al-Elq

Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Bodour Abou-Hozaifa

Affiliation Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Fatma Lebda

Affiliation Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Akram Al-Khadra

Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Sameeh Al-Almaie

Affiliation Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: A. Bamosa HK A. Badar A. Al-Khadra A. Al-Elq BA FL SA. Performed the experiments: A. Bamosa HK A. Badar A. Al-Khadra A. Al-Elq BA FL SA. Analyzed the data: HK A. Bamosa A. Badar BA FL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: A. Bamosa HK A. Badar A. Al-Khadra A. Al-Elq BA FL SA. Wrote the paper: A. Bamosa HK A. Badar A. Al-Khadra A. Al-Elq BA FL SA.