About the Authors

Francesca Lanfranconi

francesca.lanfranconi@unimib.it

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Clinical Physiology and Sport Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Luca Pollastri

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Clinical Physiology and Sport Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Alessandra Ferri

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Clinical Physiology and Sport Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Donatella Fraschini

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Giuseppe Masera

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Giuseppe Miserocchi

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Clinical Physiology and Sport Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FL AF G. Masera G. Miserocchi. Performed the experiments: FL LP AF. Analyzed the data: FL LP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FL DF. Wrote the paper: FL LP AF DF G. Miserocchi. Revised the article: G. Miserocchi. Provided useful discussion of the results: G. Masera.