Fingas, Felix
Volke, Daniela
Bielefeldt, Petra
Hassert, Rayk
Hoffmann, Ralf
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DE) (INST 268/289-1)
European Regional Development Fund (100130730)
European Regional Development Fund (100209225)
European Regional Development Fund (100208475)
Article History
Received: 6 April 2018
Accepted: 11 July 2018
First Online: 27 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Animal experiments were registered and approved by the Animal Care and Usage Committee of the Landesdirektion Sachsen, permission no. TVV 04/14. This study and handling of mice in general was conducted in strict accordance with the principles outlined in the EU Directive 2010/63/EU and German Animal Protection Law.
: Not applicable.
: GVG Diagnostics GmbH (Leipzig, Germany) is a provider of diagnostic services for laboratory animals. Felix Fingas and Petra Bielefeldt are in an employment relationship with GVG Diagnostics. Data were collected as part of a collaborative research project funded by the SAB (Sächsische Aufbaubank).
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