Asanga, Edet E. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5997-9557
Joseph, Akaninyene P.
Okoroiwu, Henshaw U. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2658-3788
Nelson, Promise E. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6364-7889
Edet, Uwem O. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0744-8564
Edet, Bassey O.
Umoafia, Nikita E.
Archibong, Charles
Udoh, Imaobong E.
Isienyi, Chikwado C. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5983-7671
Ikpeme, Joy G. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6971-7438
Akpaja, Victory B. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4947-4488
Nlemadim, Obinna M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0711-0531
Article History
Received: 6 November 2022
Accepted: 19 March 2024
First Online: 5 April 2024
Declarations
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: The authors hereby declare that the research was carried out in the absence of any financial, intellectual, or commercial activism that could lead to a conflict of interest.
: The NIH guidelines for the care, handling, and the use of experimental animals (NIH publications No. 8023; revised 1978) and compliance with ARRIVE guidelines were judiciously followed. Moreover, the Animal Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Pharmacy University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, approved (approval number: UUFPHARM/01933) the experimental protocol.
: All the authors contributed their quota to the research, they have thoroughly read, and have approved the manuscript to be published.