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Received: 20 November 2024

Accepted: 20 March 2025

First Online: 29 April 2025

Declarations

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: This in vitro study did not involve any experiments with live animals or human participants conducted by the authors. All methods were performed in compliance with institutional, national, and international guidelines, including Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the University's Local Ethics Committee for Animal Experiments (protocol no: 2020–034). The committee confirmed that the use of tissues from deceased animals, procured from local meat markets, does not raise ethical concerns and is exempt from requiring additional ethics approval. The fresh animal samples used in this study were obtained from ovine producers as meat products intended for human consumption. No animals were specifically sacrificed for the purposes of this research. Informed consent from owners was not applicable, as the samples were commercially sourced and not traceable to individual ownership.

: The authors declare no competing interests.