He, Zongqi
Xu, Xiang
Chen, Yugen
Huang, Yuyu
Wu, Bensheng
Xu, Zhizhong
Du, Jun
Zhou, Qing
Cheng, Xudong
Article History
Received: 30 May 2023
Accepted: 16 July 2024
First Online: 23 July 2024
Declarations
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: The animal experimental procedures conformed to animal ethics requirements and were approved by the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee of Suzhou TCM Hospital, under Grant No. 2020 Ethical Animal Approval 002. The study was conducted by the revised Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in the UK and Directive 2020/63/EU in Europe to protect the experimental animals. The study followed the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0 for design, analysis, and reporting. The anesthesia and euthanasia methods we used during the experiment were referenced from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals (2020).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.