Castro, Carolina
Mamboungou, Joseph
Qualhato, Gabriel
Cirqueira, Felipe
Rocha, Thiago Lopes https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0551-6842
Vieira, Lucélia Gonçalves https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-3374
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás (202310267000245)
Universidade Federal De Goiás
Article History
Received: 5 November 2025
Accepted: 24 June 2026
First Online: 15 July 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: All experimental procedures were performed in compliance with the ethical standards set for animal experimentation (CEUA-UFG n. 069/2021). In addition, meticulous efforts were made to ensure that the investigated animals suffered as little as possible and to reduce external stress, pain and discomfort sources. The current study did not exceed the number of animals needed to produce reliable scientific data. This article does not refer to any study conducted with human participants performed by any of the authors.
Consent to participate and publish: All authors approve and accept all responsibility for this manuscript and allow its publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.