Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia (M3.1.a/F/048/2015)
Article History
Received: 4 November 2020
Accepted: 5 August 2021
First Online: 26 August 2021
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: All the procedures were carried out in strict accordance with the European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used in experimental and other scientific purposes (ETS123), directive 2010/63/EU and Portuguese law decree (DL 113/2013), and approved by the Ethics committee of the University of Azores (project 10/2020). All efforts were made to minimize animal suffering.