El Shahawy, Maha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7122-1191
El Deeb, Mona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1339-4446
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kafr El Shiekh University
Article History
Received: 18 December 2025
Accepted: 10 April 2026
First Online: 30 April 2026
Declarations
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: Animal handling and research methodology were performed after the permission of the Research Ethics Committee of Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University (Decision No. 912, Ethical Code: RHDIRB2017122001), and followed the national guidelines, the Guide to the Care and use of laboratory animals and the guidelines of the ARRIVE. The rats were obtained from the experimental animal house, medical physiology department at Alexandria university and an informed consent to use the animals in the current study was obtained (AU005/20240512).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.