Phuge, Samadhan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0393-9761
Gosavi, Sachin M.
Torawane, Sarika
Pandit, Radhakrishna
Wankhade, Varsha
Kharat, Sanjay S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (DBT-BUILDER Scheme (Grant No. 90, SAN No. 102/IFD/SAN/2973/2021-22))
Article History
Received: 13 August 2024
Accepted: 31 July 2025
First Online: 14 August 2025
Declarations
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: We thank the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board (MSBB), Nagpur for issuing the permission to collect and maintain the animals in the laboratory for experimentation (MSBB/Desk-5/Appl/NOC/CR-275/1362/2015–16). In India, animals other than mammals do not come under the purview of institutional committee for animal ethics. Animal experimentations were performed following the ethical guidelines established for animal usage by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune, India.
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: The authors declare no competing interest regarding the publication of this article.