Funding for this research was provided by:
NIH T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (2T32CA117846-06A1)
The Cyril Gilbert Testimonial Fund and the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation
Lcs Foundation
Article History
Received: 5 October 2017
Accepted: 17 April 2018
First Online: 26 April 2018
Ethics approval
: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the University of Cincinnati Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) in compliance with all applicable Federal regulations governing protection of animals in research. All efforts were made to minimize animal suffering. For all animal studies humane endpoints were utilized to prevent unalleviated pain.
: The authors declare they have no competing interests. BJM is a military service member. The work of this individual was prepared as part of official government duties. Title 17 U.S.C. §105 provides that Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government. Title 17 U.S.C. §101 defines a U.S. Government work as a work prepared by a military service member or employee of the U.S. Government as part of that person’s official duties. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government.
: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.