About the Authors
- Sam D. Sanderson
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Affiliation School of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- Marilyn L. Thoman
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Affiliations Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, San Diego, California, United States of America, Biosciences Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Kornelia Kis
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Affiliation Biosciences Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Elizabeth L. Virts
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Affiliations Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, San Diego, California, United States of America, Biosciences Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Edgar B. Herrera
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Affiliation Biosciences Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Stephanie Widmann
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Affiliation BD Biosciences, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Homero Sepulveda
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Affiliation BD Biosciences, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Joy A. Phillips
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* E-mail: jphillips@sciences.sdsu.edu
Affiliations Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, San Diego, California, United States of America, Biosciences Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
Authors SS, MLT, and JP are inventors on a pending patent application, entitled “Analogs of C5a and Methods of Using the Same,” (serial number PCT/US11/42344, submitted June 23, 2011), involving the means of stimulation used in this manuscript. Authors HS and SW are employed by BD Biosciences. The stated competing interests do not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JP SS SW HS EV. Performed the experiments: JP MT EH KK SS SW EV. Analyzed the data: JP EH SW KK EV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JP MT SS HS. Wrote the paper: JP SS.