Qin, Xin
Zaki, Michael G. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7354-4605
Chen, Zhicheng
Jakova, Elisabet
Ming, Zhi
Cayabyab, Francisco S. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5058-7087
Funding for this research was provided by:
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Article History
Received: 29 August 2019
Accepted: 3 December 2020
First Online: 7 January 2021
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: All the biosafety and approvals for the ethical and humane use of animals were obtained prior to the start of the study. All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the University of Saskatchewan. The study was approved by the Animal Review and Ethics Board (AREB) of the University of Saskatchewan (Animal Use Protocol # 20070090).
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.
: Not applicable. This study did not involve human participants.
: All authors have approved the manuscript and consented to publish the data before submitting our paper to the journal.