Dogan, Abdulahad http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5438-8560
Anuk, Ozgur Ozan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Yüzüncü Yil Üniversitesi (TYL-2018-6774)
Article History
Received: 14 January 2019
Accepted: 3 March 2019
First Online: 12 March 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: On behalf of the authors, the corresponding author states that there are no conflicts of interest.
: Rodents were used in this study. Male Wistar albino rats of approximately 2 months of age and an average weight of 200 g were provided by the Experimental Animal Research Center, Van Yuzuncu Yil University (Van, Turkey). They were divided into five groups, with each group containing six rats. The animals were housed at 25 ± 2 °C at a light/dark photoperiod of 10:14. All of animals were given a wheat-soybean-based diet and water ad libitum in stainless steel cages, and received humane care according to the criteria outlined in the ‘Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals’ prepared by the National Academy of Science and published by the National Institute of Health. The ethic regulations followed were in accordance with national and institutional guidelines for the protection of animal welfare during experiments. This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of Van Yuzuncu Yil University (Protocol number: 27552122-604.01.02-E.70881). No human participants were involved in the present research.