Karimi, Azam
Hoveizi, Elham https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3285-5682
Khajehpour, Lotfollah
Ghotbeddin, Zohreh
Pyecroft, Stephen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
Article History
Received: 15 October 2025
Accepted: 1 December 2025
First Online: 30 January 2026
Declarations
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: The animal experiment was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Shahid Chamran University (Approval No. IR.SCU.RES.1403.071).
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: No conflict or competing financial interests exist.