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Published on: May 26, 2023
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Crocin protects cardiomyocytes against LPS-Induced inflammation
Vafa Baradaran Rahim1, Mohammad Taghi Khammar2, Hassan Rakhshandeh1
1Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Student Research Committee, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
None:
The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding the authenticity of the statistical data reported in Figures 2 through 4. The authors provided some source data on request from the Journal, but this was insufficient to address the concerns raised. The Editor-in-Chief therefore no longer has confidence in the results and conclusions reported in this article. Vahid Reza Askari has stated on behalf of all authors that they disagree with this retraction.
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