About the Authors
- João Filipe Menino
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Margarida Saraiva
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Ana G. Gomes-Alves
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Diogo Lobo-Silva
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Mark Sturme
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Jéssica Gomes-Rezende
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Ana Laura Saraiva
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Affiliation EUVG - Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Castelo Viegas, Coimbra, Portugal
- Gustavo H. Goldman
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Affiliation Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol – CTBE, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, and Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
- Cristina Cunha
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Agostinho Carvalho
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Luigina Romani
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Jorge Pedrosa
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- António Gil Castro
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Fernando Rodrigues
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* E-mail: frodrigues@ecsaude.uminho.pt
Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: M. Saraiva, A. Carvalho, A.G. Castro, F. Rodrigues. Performed the experiments: J.F. Menino, A.G. Gomes-Alves, D. Lobo-Silva, M. Sturme, G.H. Goldman, J. Gomes-Rezende, A.L. Saraiva, J. Pedrosa. Analyzed the data: J.F. Menino, C. Cunha, A. Carvalho, L. Romani, A.G. Castro, F. Rodrigues. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: F. Rodrigues. Wrote the paper: J.F. Menino, M. Saraiva, A.G. Castro, F. Rodrigues.