Liguori, Giovanna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-345X
Squillacioti, Caterina
Assisi, Loredana
Pelagalli, Alessandra
Vittoria, Alfredo
Costagliola, Anna
Mirabella, Nicola
Article History
Received: 9 December 2016
Accepted: 15 February 2018
First Online: 27 February 2018
Ethics approval
: All research procedures were approved by the Ethical Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of Naples Federico II, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Naples, Italy (no. 0005275). All owners gave verbal consent to perform surgical procedures, collection of the samples and animals were not involved in any clinical trials or treatments.
: Not applicable – canine study, no human subjects.
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