Fouché, Belinda R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1168-5258
Khumalo, Sibonelo G. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2143-3836
Koopman, Werner J. H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-6747
Venter, Marianne https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9679-6346
Funding for this research was provided by:
North-West University
Article History
Received: 5 December 2025
Accepted: 24 January 2026
First Online: 4 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Animal experiments were approved by the North-West University (NWU) Animal Research Ethics Committee (approval numbers NWU-00001-15-A5, NWU-00507-20-A5 and NWU-00788-23-A5).