About the Authors

Juliana P. Borges

Affiliation Laboratory of Cardiovascular Investigation, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Karine S. Verdoorn

Affiliation Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, RJ, Brazil

Anissa Daliry

Affiliation Laboratory of Cardiovascular Investigation, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Scott K. Powers

Affiliation Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America

Victor H. Ortenzi

Affiliation Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Rodrigo S. Fortunato

Affiliation Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Eduardo Tibiriçá

Affiliation Laboratory of Cardiovascular Investigation, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Marcos Adriano Lessa

malessa@ioc.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Cardiovascular Investigation, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JPB KSV AD MAL. Performed the experiments: JPB KSV AD VHO. Analyzed the data: JPB KSV AD SKP VHO RSF ET MAL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JPB KSV AD SKP VHO RSF ET MAL. Wrote the paper: JPB KSV AD SKP VHO RSF ET MAL.