Khan, Zafar Iqbal
Ameer, Natasha
Ashfaq, Asma
Ahmad, Kafeel
Ashraf, Muhammad Irfan
Noorka, Ijaz Rasool
Batool, Aima Iram
Ugulu, Ilker https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-6575
Article History
Received: 27 January 2026
Accepted: 29 April 2026
First Online: 5 May 2026
Declarations
: All authors have read, understood, and have complied as applicable with the statement on “Ethical responsibilities of Authors” as found in the Instructions for Authors.
: The authors declare that the manuscript has not been published previously.
: All the study protocols were approved by the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, University of Sargodha (Approval No. 25-A18 IEC UOS). All the experiments performed were compiled with the rules of the National Research Council and all methods were performed following relevant guidelines and regulations.
: The authors declare no competing interests.