About the Authors

Renata Viesti A. Collares

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

Wilson Salgado Jr.

wsalgado@fmrp.usp.br

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

Daniela Pretti da Cunha Tirapelli

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo and Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

José Sebastião dos Santos

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: RVAC WSJ DPCT JSS. Analyzed the data: RVAC WSJ DPCT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RVAC WSJ DPCT JSS. Wrote the paper: RVAC WSJ.