About the Authors
- Roger Kenneth Whealands Smith
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom
- Natalie Jayne Werling
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Affiliation Department of Biotherapeutics, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, United Kingdom
- Stephanie Georgina Dakin
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom
- Rafiqul Alam
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom
- Allen E. Goodship
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Affiliation Institute of Orthopaedics & Musculo-Skeletal Science, University College London, Stanmore, United Kingdom
- Jayesh Dudhia
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* E-mail: jdudhia@rvc.ac.uk
Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. This study was partly funded by VetCell Bioscience Ltd. RKS was a director of VetCell Bioscience Ltd, UK from 2002 - 2010. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter their adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RKWS AEG JD. Performed the experiments: RKWS NJW SGD RA JD. Analyzed the data: RKWS NJW SGD JD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RKWS AEG JD. Wrote the manuscript: RKWS NJW JD.