Pretorius, Charles http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8021-6992
Luies, Laneke http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4920-4090
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation of South Africa (129871)
North-West University
Article History
Received: 16 May 2024
Accepted: 26 July 2024
First Online: 3 August 2024
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This investigation was conducted in full compliance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments, and the International Conference on Harmonisation Guidelines. Ethical approval was secured from the Research Ethics Committees of North-West University (NWU; reference no. NWU-00355-20-A1-02) and the University of Cape Town (UCT; reference no. 680/2013). Participants provided written informed consent prior to sample collection. Furthermore, all mandatory laboratory health and safety procedures have been complied with while conducting the experimental work reported in this paper.
: Not applicable (no participant identifiable information or images are present).