Ramorobi, Limpho M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8992-970X
Matowane, Godfrey R. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-2026
Mashele, Samson S. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6339-4807
Erukainure, Ochuko L. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0489-338X
Makhafola, Tshepiso J. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8335-9611
Chukwuma, Chika I. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-2258
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation, South Africa (116701)
Article History
Received: 9 October 2022
Accepted: 19 January 2023
First Online: 6 February 2023
Declarations
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: Approval was obtained from the UFS Animal Ethics Committee to use animals for experimental purposes (protocol approval reference: UFS-AED2019/0152/2020, approved on 16 November 2020). The rules and regulations of the Ethics Committee, which followed the guidelines of the South African National Standard for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (SANS 10386:2008), were adhered to in the experiment.