Male Sprague–Dawley rats (8 weeks, 280–300 g; Hyochang Science, Daegu, Korea) were kept in plastic cages and provided free access to standard diet (Daejong, Seoul, Korea). The animals were maintained at a temperature of 23 ± 2 ◦C with a 12 h/12 h light-dark cycle and ...
(SOPs). Male Sprague–Dawley rats (8 weeks, 280–300 g; Hyochang Science, Daegu, Korea) were kept in plastic cages and provided free access to standard diet (Daejong, Seoul, Korea). The animals were maintained at a temperature of 23 ± 2 °C with a 12 h/12 h light-dark cycle ...