Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (1 R03 AR054557-01A1)
Article History
Received: 24 April 2018
Accepted: 6 December 2018
First Online: 22 December 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The samples used in this study were obtained from a local meat processing plant, therefore the animals were slaughtered and introduced into the food supply regardless of this experiment, allowing knowledge to be gained without having to sacrifice additional animals and not requiring IACUC approval. The ethics committee deemed no oversight was required as the tissue was a by-product of normal slaughterhouse operations and no animals were sacrificed for the purpose of this study. Because no oversight was deemed necessary, we did not require written consent, and verbal consent was provided by Andrea Neese of Neese Sausage to use the obtained animal tissue for research purposes.
: Not applicable.
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