Batista, Sónia
Pereira, Ricardo
Oliveira, Beatriz
Baião, Luis F.
Jessen, Flemming
Tulli, Francesca
Messina, Maria
Silva, Joana L.
Abreu, Helena
Valente, Luisa M. P. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2496-4854
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (ERA-NET COFASP/004/2015)
Article History
Received: 13 January 2020
Revised: 25 March 2020
Accepted: 25 March 2020
First Online: 9 May 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
: The present study was performed by accredited scientists, in compliance with the guidelines of the European Union (directive 2010/63/EU) and Portuguese law (Decreto-Lei no. 113/2013, de 7 de Agosto) on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. All animal procedures were subject to an ethical review process carried out by CIIMAR animal welfare body (ORBEA-CIIMAR) and further approved by national competent authorities.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.