About the Authors

Travis P. Barr

Affiliation Pain Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Phillip J. Albrecht

Affiliation Albany Medical College, Center for Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology, Albany, New York, United States of America

Quanzhi Hou

Affiliation Albany Medical College, Center for Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology, Albany, New York, United States of America

Alexander A. Mongin

Affiliation Albany Medical College, Center for Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology, Albany, New York, United States of America

Gary R. Strichartz

Affiliations Pain Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Frank L. Rice

ricef@mail.amc.edu

Affiliation Albany Medical College, Center for Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology, Albany, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

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Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TPB PJA QH AAM GRS FLR. Performed the experiments: TPB. Analyzed the data: TPB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PJA AAM GRS FLR. Wrote the paper: TPB PJA QH AAM GRS FLR.