Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK11564, DK28300,)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK34153)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR002649)
Virginia Commonwealth University (CCTR Endowment Fund)
Article History
Received: 15 February 2019
Accepted: 8 July 2019
First Online: 13 August 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All applicable international, national and institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. All animal procedures were performed according to a protocol approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Virginia Commonwealth University.