Morgese, Maria Grazia
Tucci, Paolo
Mhillaj, Emanuela
Bove, Maria
Schiavone, Stefania
Trabace, Luigia
Cuomo, Vincenzo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (2010_BN_MXM_006, 2012_WBSSY4_006)
Apulia Region (FIR 2014-2015, FIR 2014-2015)
Article History
Received: 9 December 2015
Accepted: 18 February 2016
First Online: 29 February 2016
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: Procedures involving animals and their care were conducted in conformity with the institutional guidelines of the Italian Ministry of Health (D.L. 26/2014), the Guide for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (National Research Council 2004), the Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. All procedures involving animals were conducted in accordance to ARRIVE guidelines. Animal welfare was daily monitored through the entire period of experimental procedures. No signs of distress were evidenced, anyway all efforts were made to minimize the number of animals used and their suffering.
: The authors declare no competing interests.