About the Authors
- Maria Pia Francescato
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* E-mail: maria.francescato@uniud.it
Affiliation Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Giuliana Stel
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Affiliation Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Mario Geat
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Affiliation Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Sabina Cauci
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Affiliation Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Competing Interests
Part of this study was funded by unconditional financial support from Bayer Italia S.p.A. (Italy). There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MPF MG SC. Performed the experiments: MPF MG GS. Analyzed the data: MPF MG SC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GS SC. Wrote the paper: MPF SC.