Silva, Johnatas D.
Lopes-Pacheco, Miquéias
de Castro, Ligia L.
Kitoko, Jamil Z.
Trivelin, Stefano A.
Amorim, Natália R.
Capelozzi, Vera L.
Morales, Marcelo M.
Gutfilen, Bianca
de Souza, Sergio A. L.
Weiss, Daniel J.
Diaz, Bruno L.
Rocco, Patricia R. M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1412-7136
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (E-26/103.118/2014)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (421067/2016-0)
Article History
Received: 21 May 2019
Revised: 7 July 2019
Accepted: 29 July 2019
First Online: 23 August 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee (CEUA:121/18) of the Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All animals received humane care in compliance with the “Principles of Laboratory Animal Care” formulated by the National Society for Medical Research and the US National Academy of Sciences <i>Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals</i>. Animals were housed in standard laboratory cages (12-h light/dark cycles, temperature 23 ± 1 °C), three to a cage, with access to food and water ad libitum.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.