About the Authors

Jaylyn Waddell

jaylyn.waddell@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Jimok Kim

Current address: Graduate Program in Neuroscience and Department of Neurology, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Bradley E. Alger

Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Margaret M. McCarthy

Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JW JK BEA MMM. Performed the experiments: JW JK. Analyzed the data: JW JK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JW JK BEA MMM. Wrote the paper: JW JK BEA MMM.