Hintze, Maik http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1066-6346
Griesing, Sebastian
Michels, Marion
Blanck, Birgit
Wischhof, Lena
Hartmann, Dieter
Bano, Daniele
Franz, Thomas
Funding for this research was provided by:
Projekt DEAL
Article History
Received: 1 July 2020
Accepted: 23 November 2020
First Online: 26 December 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that no conflicts of interest exist.
: Animals were sacrificed according to §14.3 of the German law for the protection of animals (Tierschutzgesetz), with Thomas Franz and Daniele Bano holding the permission to sacrifice mice (file numbers 50.203.2-BN 6/02, 84-02.04.2014.A521, 84-02.04.2015.A007). Mice were killed by cervical dislocation avoiding unnecessary pain. A permission to hold and breed mice based on §11(1) of the relevant animal welfare law was granted on 21st of March, 2014 to Thomas Franz. All procedures were followed as requested by the competent authorities.