About the Authors

Guillaume de Lartigue

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Claire Barbier de la Serre

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Elvis Espero

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Jennifer Lee

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Helen E. Raybould

heraybould@ucdavis.edu

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GdL HR. Performed the experiments: GdL CBdlS EE JL. Analyzed the data: GdL CBdlS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EE. Wrote the paper: GdL HR.