Meneghetti, Elisa
Gasperini, Lisa
Virgilio, Tommaso
Moda, Fabio
Tagliavini, Fabrizio
Benetti, Federico
Legname, Giuseppe
Funding for this research was provided by:
Italian Ministry of Health
Italian Ministry of Health
SISSA intramural funding
SISSA grant
Article History
Received: 15 October 2018
Accepted: 23 January 2019
First Online: 1 February 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: Animal procedures were performed in accordance with European regulations (Directive 2010/63/EU) and with Italian Legislative Decree 26/2014 and were approved by the local authority veterinary service and by the Italian Ministry of Health, Directorate General for Animal Health. All efforts were made to minimize animal suffering and to reduce the number of animals used. Animal facility is licensed and inspected by the Italian Ministry of Health.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.