About the Authors

Fernanda B. M. Priviero

fernanda.bmp@gmail.com

Affiliation Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Research, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil

Haroldo A. F. Toque

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Kenia Pedrosa Nunes

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, United States of America

Denise G. Priolli

Affiliation Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Research, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil

Cleber E. Teixeira

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

R. Clinton Webb

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FBMP HAFT KPN CET RCW. Performed the experiments: FBMP HAFT CET. Analyzed the data: FBMP HAFT CET DGP KPN RCW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FBMP HAFT CET DGP RCW. Wrote the paper: FBMP DGP RCW. Revision of the manuscript: FBMP HAFT KPN RCW DGP.