Leonhäuser, Dorothea
Kranz, Jasmin
Leidolf, Regina
Arndt, Patrick
Schwantes, Ulrich
Geyer, Joachim
Grosse, Joachim O.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Dr. R. Pfleger GmbH, Bamberg, Germany
Article History
Received: 15 February 2018
Accepted: 4 July 2019
First Online: 9 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All projects for which our study group received subordinate urinary bladder material were either notified or approved by our licensing authority, the LANUV (Landesamt für Natur-, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz in Recklinghausen). The secondary use of tissues or organs from dead animals does not require approval by the authorities according to animal welfare regulations in Germany.
: Not applicable.
: DL, JK, RL, PA, JG, and JOG declare that they have no competing interests. US is an employee of Dr. R. Pfleger GmbH, Bamberg.