About the Authors

Carlijn R. Hooijmans

C.Hooijmans@cdl.umcn.nl

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, SYRCLE at Central Animal Laboratory, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Rob B. M. de Vries

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, SYRCLE at Central Animal Laboratory, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Maroeska M. Rovers

Affiliations Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and HTA, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Operating Rooms, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Hein G. Gooszen

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Operating Rooms, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, SYRCLE at Central Animal Laboratory, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CRH. Performed the experiments: CRH RBMdV. Analyzed the data: CRH RBMdV MMR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HGG. Wrote the paper: CRH RBMdV HGG MR-H. Field specialists: HGG MR-H.