Alves, Beatriz D.G.
Monteiro, Paula
Martins, Pedro C.
Braga, José
Matthiesen, Rune
Videira, José Flávio G.
Mollet, Inês G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (EXPL/MED-PAT/0852/2021)
Shadows in the Grass - Sociedade Agrícola Unipessoal Lda
Article History
Received: 16 December 2025
Accepted: 15 February 2026
First Online: 16 March 2026
Declarations
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: For human samples, ethical approval for this study was according to ethical principles and applicable international, EU (EU Directive 2004/23/EC) and Portuguese national law (registration no.133/2019/CEFCM). Informed consent was obtained from all participants and all were made aware that they could exit the study at any time without consequence. For animal experiments, all animal procedures were approved by national ethical body for animal experimentation (DGAV ref 0421/000/0002022).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.