About the Authors
- Cristina Nogueira-Silva
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3Bs - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
- Paulina Piairo
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3Bs - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Emanuel Carvalho-Dias
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3Bs - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal, Department of Urology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal
- Francisca O. Peixoto
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3Bs - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Rute S. Moura
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Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3Bs - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Jorge Correia-Pinto
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* E-mail: jcp@ecsaude.uminho.pt
Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3Bs - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CN-S EC-D JC-P. Performed the experiments: CN-S PP EC-D FOP RSM. Analyzed the data: CN-S PP JC-P. Wrote the paper: CN-S PP RSM JC-P.