Saleem, Ali S. A.
Bassiony, Sabry M.
Abdelnour, Sameh A.
Abdel-Monem, Usama M.
Elaref, Mohamed Y.
Al-Marakby, Khaled M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Zagazig University
Article History
Received: 18 August 2025
Accepted: 22 January 2026
First Online: 17 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All experimental procedures and protocols adhered strictly to Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, dated September 22, 2010, which administrates the protection of animals applied for scientific uses. The investigational methods were authorized by the Sohag University Scientific Research Ethics Committee, the Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt (Ethical code: Sohag-IACUC/6/12/1/2024/01). Moreover, all methods, protocols, and animal handling were conducted in accordance with the ARRIVE Guidelines 2.0.