About the Authors

Nina A. Martin

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Sarah K. Mount Patrick

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Teresa E. Estrada

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Harrison A. Frisk

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Daniel T. Rogan

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Bohuslav Dvorak

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Melissa D. Halpern

mhalpern@peds.arizona.edu

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MDH NAM. Performed the experiments: SKMP NAM TEE HAF DTR. Analyzed the data: MDH NAM SKMP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BD. Wrote the paper: NAM MDH. Allowed use of the nipple feeding device: BD.