About the Authors

Analia E. Garcia

Contributed equally to this work with: Analia E. Garcia, Sripal R. Mada

agarcia@temple.edu

Affiliations Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sripal R. Mada

Contributed equally to this work with: Analia E. Garcia, Sripal R. Mada

Current address: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Mario C. Rico

Affiliation Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Raul A. Dela Cadena

Affiliations Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Satya P. Kunapuli

Affiliations Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pharmacology, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: AG SM MR. Analyzed the data: AG SM MR RDC SK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AG SM MR RDC SK. Wrote the paper: AG SM MR RDC SK. Experimental design: AG SM MR RDC SK. Conceived the study: SK.