About the Authors

Fernanda R. Giachini

fernandagiachini@hotmail.com

Affiliation Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, MT, Brazil

Romulo Leite

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil

David A. Osmond

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Victor V. Lima

Affiliation Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, MT, Brazil

Edward W. Inscho

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

R. Clinton Webb

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Rita C. Tostes

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FRG RL EWI RCW RCT. Performed the experiments: FRG RL DAO VVL. Analyzed the data: FRG RL DAO VVL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FRG RL DAO VVL EWI RCW RCT. Wrote the paper: FRG RL VVL EWI RCW RCT.