About the Authors

Lígia Sousa-Ferreira

Affiliations CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Célia Aveleira

Affiliation CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Mariana Botelho

Affiliations CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Ana Rita Álvaro

Affiliations CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, Department of Biology and Environment University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

Luís Pereira de Almeida

Affiliations CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Cláudia Cavadas

ccavadas@uc.pt

Affiliations CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LSF ARA LPA CC. Performed the experiments: LSF ARA CA MB. Analyzed the data: LSF ARA LPA CC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LPA CC. Wrote the paper: LSF LPA CC.