Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (BT/IN/German/13/VK/2010 IND 10/036)
Article History
Received: 11 July 2025
Accepted: 8 September 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: The study adhered to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and received approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) at the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, Punjab, India (IRB # 1070HG/24.6.2015).
: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants included in the study.