Male Wistar rats (300–350 g) from Charles Rivers Laboratories (Germany) were used for the experiments. The animals were kept according to institutional guidelines under a standard diet and water ad libitum. Extraction of organs from the animals was approved by the local authority (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales, Berlin) under the permit number T0026/05.
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