About the Authors

Guangyuan Li

Affiliation University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, WY, United States of America

Isaac N. Hayward

Affiliation University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, WY, United States of America

Brittany R. Jenkins

Affiliation University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, WY, United States of America

Heather M. Rothfuss

Affiliation University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, WY, United States of America

Coleman H. Young

Affiliation University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, WY, United States of America

Marja T. Nevalainen

Affiliation Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pathology, Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Aaron Muth

Affiliation University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Worcester, MA, United States of America

Paul R. Thompson

Affiliation University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Worcester, MA, United States of America

Amy M. Navratil

Affiliation University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, WY, United States of America

Brian D. Cherrington

bcherrin@uwyo.edu

Affiliation University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, WY, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GL BDC. Performed the experiments: GL INH BRJ HMR CHY. Analyzed the data: GL BDC AMN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MTN AM PRT. Wrote the paper: GL BDC.