Konuganti, Hari Kishan Raju https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5435-3480
Elango, Ayyanar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9110-7732
Krishnamoorthi, Ranganathan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0012-695X
Rahi, Manju https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0932-0935
Article History
Received: 22 July 2025
Accepted: 29 January 2026
First Online: 16 February 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Animal ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (ICMR-VCRC/IAEC/2021-A/1).