Uzoka, Ugonna Henry https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1339-2176
Polveiro, Richard Costa
Caldeira, Jéssica Lobo Albuquerque
Tchokote, Eugenie Youngo
Ani, Nneka Victoria
Ugwor, Emmanuel Ifeanyichukwu
Silva-Júnior, Abelardo
Moreira, Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6902-2502
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade Federal De Viçosa
Article History
Received: 15 January 2026
Accepted: 22 May 2026
First Online: 11 June 2026
Declarations
:
: All procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee on the Use of Animals of the Federal University of Viçosa (protocol no. 62/2018).
: The authors declare no competing interests.