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Published in: Diagnostic Pathology 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Retraction Note

Retraction Note: High doses of garlic extract significantly attenuated the ratio of serum LDL to HDL level in rat-fed with hypercholesterolemia diet

Authors: Tahereh Ebrahimi, Behnoosh Behdad, Maryam Agha Abbasi, Rahman Ghaffarzadegan Rabati, Amir Farshid Fayyaz, Vahid Behnod, Ali Asgari

Published in: Diagnostic Pathology | Issue 1/2016

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The Editor-in-Chief and Publisher have retracted this article [1] because the scientific integrity of the content cannot be guaranteed. An investigation by the Publisher found it to be one of a group of articles we have identified as showing evidence suggestive of attempts to subvert the peer review and publication system to inappropriately obtain or allocate authorship. This article showed evidence of plagiarism (most notably from the articles cited [2‐4]) and authorship manipulation. …
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Metadata
Title
Retraction Note: High doses of garlic extract significantly attenuated the ratio of serum LDL to HDL level in rat-fed with hypercholesterolemia diet
Authors
Tahereh Ebrahimi
Behnoosh Behdad
Maryam Agha Abbasi
Rahman Ghaffarzadegan Rabati
Amir Farshid Fayyaz
Vahid Behnod
Ali Asgari
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Diagnostic Pathology / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1746-1596
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-016-0557-4

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