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The research reported in Figs 1–3 and the qPCR data for PPARα and PPARγ were reported in a previously published article [2] that was not cited or discussed in [1].
In light of these concerns, the authors and PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1].
ZW, DK, and ZB agreed with the retraction.
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