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Article History

Received: 2 August 2023

Accepted: 13 October 2023

First Online: 17 November 2023

Declarations

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: The animal study protocol was approved by the Environment & Biosafety Research Ethics Committee of UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE (protocol code: UFS-ESD2021/0192/21, date of approval: 9 December 2021).

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: The authors declare no competing interests.