About the Authors

Abbie Chapman Johnson

Affiliation Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Sarah M. Tremble

Affiliation Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Siu-Lung Chan

Affiliation Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Janae Moseley

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America

Babbette LaMarca

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America

Keith J. Nagle

Affiliation Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Marilyn J. Cipolla

Marilyn.Cipolla@uvm.edu

Affiliations Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America, Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MC. Performed the experiments: AJ ST SLC. Analyzed the data: MC AJ ST SLC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MC BL JM KN. Wrote the paper: MC AJ KN.