López-Cortegano, Eugenio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6914-6305
Chebib, Jobran https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0573-6837
Jonas, Anika
Künzel, Sven
Keightley, Peter D.
Tautz, Diethard https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0460-5344
Article History
Received: 11 July 2025
Revised: 12 December 2025
Accepted: 15 December 2025
First Online: 27 December 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Maintenance and handling of the animals were conducted in accordance with the German Animal Welfare Act and FELASA guidelines. The project was approved with the number 1158 by the Animal Welfare Officers of the University of Kiel according to the German Animal Welfare Act §4 “Killing animals and organ withdrawal for scientific purpose”. Permits for keeping mice were obtained from the veterinary office “Veterinäramt Kreis Plön” under permit number: PLÖ-000 4697 (08.04.2014).