About the Authors

Xiaoqiang Liu

liuxiaoqiang142@163.com

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China

Kamoltip Thungrat

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States of America

Dawn M. Boothe

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XL DMB. Performed the experiments: XL KT. Analyzed the data: XL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XL KT DMB. Wrote the paper: XL DMB.