Figueiredo, Joana
Mendes, Maria
Pais, Alberto
Sousa, João
Vitorino, Carla https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3424-548X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UID/QUI/00313/2020)
Universidade de Coimbra
Article History
Accepted: 13 May 2024
First Online: 11 June 2024
Declarations
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: This study included experimental procedures that were approved by international regulations of the European Union (European Directive 2010/63/EU regarding the protection of laboratory animals used for scientific purposes), were in accordance with the Portuguese law on animal welfare (Decreto-Lei 113/2013) and were thoroughly reviewed and approved by the Portuguese National Authority for Animal Health, Phytosanitation, and Food Safety (DGAV—Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, Lisbon, Portugal). All animal housing and experiments were conducted in strict accordance with the institutional guidelines for care and use of laboratory animals.
: The authors consent to publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.