About the Authors

Sarah J. Gibbs

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Biophysics & Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Brandy Barren

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Katy E. Beck

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Biophysics & Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Juliane Proft

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Biophysics & Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Xiaoxi Zhao

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Biophysics & Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Tatiana Noskova

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Biophysics & Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Andrew P. Braun

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics & Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Nikolai O. Artemyev

Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Janice E. A. Braun

braunj@ucalgary.ca

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Biophysics & Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NOA JEAB. Performed the experiments: SJG BB JP TN. Analyzed the data: SJG BB APB NOA JEAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KEB XZ APB. Wrote the paper: JEAB.