PittalĂ , Maria Gaetana Giovanna
Cucina, Annamaria
Conti-Nibali, Stefano
Cunsolo, Vincenzo
Di Francesco, Antonella
Battiato, Giuseppe
Reina, Simona
Foti, Salvatore
De Pinto, Vito
Saletti, Rosaria
Article History
Received: 30 May 2025
Revised: 1 August 2025
Accepted: 4 August 2025
First Online: 28 August 2025
Declarations
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: All the experimental procedures were carried out according to the Italian Guidelines for Animal Care (D.L. 116/92 and 26/2014) and in compliance with the European Communities Council Directives (2010/63/EU). All protocols were approved by the Ethical Committee for animal experimentation at the University of Catania (Organismo preposto al benessere degli animali, OPBA). All measures were adequately taken to minimize the number of animals.
: The authors declare no competing interests.