About the Authors
- Simone Mäntele
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
- Daniella T. Otway
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
- Benita Middleton
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
- Silvia Bretschneider
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
- John Wright
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
- M. Denise Robertson
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
- Debra J. Skene
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Affiliation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
- Jonathan D. Johnston
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* E-mail: j.johnston@surrey.ac.uk
Affiliation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
Partial funding was received from a commercial source (Stockgrand Ltd., UK). DJS and BM are co-directors of Stockgrand Ltd., UK. However, their involvement in the study was purely through their academic positions. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JDJ DJS MDR. Performed the experiments: SM DTO BM SB JW. Analyzed the data: SM DTO BM SB JW MDR DJS JDJ. Wrote the paper: JDJ SM.