Krüger, Dustin N. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0752-3819
Bosman, Matthias
Van Craenenbroeck, Emeline M.
De Meyer, Guido R. Y.
Franssen, Constantijn
Guns, Pieter-Jan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (No 858070, No 858070, No 858070, No 858070)
Belgian Foundation against Cancer (C/2020/1374, C/2020/1374, C/2020/1374, 2021-034, C/2020/1374)
Universiteit Antwerpen (DOCPRO4 ID: 39984, DOCPRO4 ID: 39984, DOCPRO4 ID: 39984)
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (1S33720N)
Senior clinical investigator grant (1804320N, 1804320N)
Koning Boudewijnstichting (Funds Pierre Masure, Alphonse & Marie Walckiers and De Winter-Vermant 2018, Funds Pierre Masure, Alphonse & Marie Walckiers and De Winter-Vermant 2018)
Article History
Received: 29 July 2024
Accepted: 25 September 2024
First Online: 4 October 2024
Declarations
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: All experiments were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the University of Antwerp (file 2021–19) and conformed with the ARRIVE guidelines, in accordance with Directive 2010/63/EU and with the Belgian Royal Decree of 2013. Welfare of animals was assessed daily by the animal caretakers and the principal researcher based on the scoring system of the Functional Observation Battery. Criteria for humane euthanasia were as follows: Animals displaying obvious signs of pain based on the scoring table, meeting specific score thresholds, or exhibiting significant weight loss (> 20%).
: The authors declare no competing interests.