Heydari-Sadegh, Bagher
Shojaeian, Kamal
Bagherzadeh-Kasmani, Farzad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2141-0124
Ghazaghi, Mahmoud
Davari, Aida
Article History
Received: 1 July 2025
Accepted: 29 August 2025
First Online: 3 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in strict accordance with the guidelines for the ethical use of animals in research, as outlined by the Iranian Council of Animal Care []. The experimental protocol was reviewed and approved by the Research Animal Ethics Committee of the University of Zabol (Approval Code: AEUOZ-2012-UP-2021-BR). All procedures involving animals were performed with full consideration of animal welfare and in compliance with the principles of Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement (3Rs) in animal research. All authors provided their consent to participate in this study and agreed to the publication of this manuscript in Discover Animals.
: The authors declare no competing interests.