Heikal, Lamia A.
Abdel Nasser, Mona Gamal
El-Mezayen, Nesrine S.
Farid, Ragwa M.
Etman, Mohamed A.
Elkamary, Yasser M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 29 November 2025
Accepted: 23 February 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the animal work was granted by the Institutional Animal Care and Use, Committee of Alexandria University (AU 06–2023-4–12-2–152), and all procedures complied with ARRIVE guidelines governing the ethical use and care of laboratory animals.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose .