Peng, Zhanli
Kan, Qinghui
Wang, Kangjie
Deng, Tang
Wang, Shenming
Wu, Ridong
Yao, Chen
Article History
Received: 11 December 2023
Accepted: 6 May 2024
First Online: 17 May 2024
Declarations
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: This research did not involve any clinical samples. Animal experiments were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the First Affliated Hospital of SunYat-Sen University (approval no. [20211593]) and in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines () An overdose of ketamine (150 mg/kg) and xylazine (15 mg/kg) was administered to induce deep sleep in the animals. Following a thoracotomy, the heart was punctured, and saline was simultaneously injected (as required by the experimental protocol) for euthanasia to minimize discomfort to the animals.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.