About the Authors

Barkha P. Patel

Affiliations School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Adeel Safdar

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Sandeep Raha

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Mark A. Tarnopolsky

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Mazen J. Hamadeh

hamadeh@yorku.ca

Affiliations School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAT MJH. Performed the experiments: BPP AS SR MJH. Analyzed the data: BPP AS SR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAT MJH. Wrote the paper: BPP AS MJH.