Guadalupi, Marta https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4917-355X
Piemontese, Claudia https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1397-6109
Stabile, Marzia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6252-3179
Vicenti, Caterina https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5803-2070
Crovace, Alberto Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5908-6641
Staffieri, Francesco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2085-376X
Lacitignola, Luca https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4963-8673
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Article History
Received: 9 September 2025
Accepted: 8 December 2025
First Online: 12 January 2026
Declarations
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: The current study was approved by the Ethical Committee for Clinical and Zootechnical Studies of the Department of Precision and Regenerative medicine and the Ionian area (DiMePre-J), University of Bari “Aldo Moro” (protocol n° 03/2021). The owners of all the animals included in the present study were provided with information regarding the study and written informed consent was obtained.
: The authors declare no competing interests.