About the Authors

Nicholas S. Kirkby

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Lucinda Low

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Jonathan R. Seckl

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Brian R. Walker

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

David J. Webb

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Patrick W. F. Hadoke

phadoke@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NSK LL JRS BRW DJW PWFH. Performed the experiments: NSK LL. Analyzed the data: NSK LL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JRS BRW DJW PWFH. Wrote the paper: NSK.