About the Authors

Carlos Salomón

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) and Perinatology Research Laboratory (PRL), Medical Research Centre (CIM), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Francisco Westermeier

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) and Perinatology Research Laboratory (PRL), Medical Research Centre (CIM), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Carlos Puebla

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) and Perinatology Research Laboratory (PRL), Medical Research Centre (CIM), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Pablo Arroyo

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) and Perinatology Research Laboratory (PRL), Medical Research Centre (CIM), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Enrique Guzmán-Gutiérrez

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) and Perinatology Research Laboratory (PRL), Medical Research Centre (CIM), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Fabián Pardo

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) and Perinatology Research Laboratory (PRL), Medical Research Centre (CIM), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Andrea Leiva

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) and Perinatology Research Laboratory (PRL), Medical Research Centre (CIM), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Paola Casanello

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) and Perinatology Research Laboratory (PRL), Medical Research Centre (CIM), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Luis Sobrevia

sobrevia@med.puc.cl

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL) and Perinatology Research Laboratory (PRL), Medical Research Centre (CIM), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Competing Interests

Luis Sobrevia is a PLoS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CS FW LS. Performed the experiments: CS FW PA EG-G CP AL FP. Analyzed the data: CS FW PA FP AL PC LS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CS FW EG-G PA CP FP AL PC. Wrote the paper: CS LS.