Wang, Jen-Chun
Tsai, Shih-Hung
Tsai, Hsiao-Ya
Lin, Shing-Jong
Huang, Po-Hsun
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH-E-109219, TSGH-E-110225, TSGH-E-111211)
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST 106-2314-B-016-008-MY3, MOST 108-2314-B-016-047-MY3 and MOST 110-2314-B-016-053)
Article History
Received: 26 July 2022
Accepted: 14 December 2022
First Online: 30 January 2023
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the requirements of the Declaration of Helsinki. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Tri-Service General Hospital at the National Defense Medical Center in Taipei, Taiwan (TSGHIRB No. 1-105-05-176 and No. 2-106-05-097). The Institutional Review Board of Tri-Service General Hospital at the National Defense Medical Center in Taipei, Taiwan approved the waiving of the requirement to obtain any informed consent. All experimental protocols and procedures were approved by the institutional animal care committee of the National Defense Medical Center (Taipei, Taiwan) and complied with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals published by the US National Institutes of Health (8th edition, 2011). All experimental protocols and procedures were reported in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no relevant financial or nonfinancial interests to disclose.