Retraction of: Scientific Reports 10.1038/srep26819, published online 27 May 2016
The Editors have retracted this Article.
An investigation at the University of Malaya identified figure assembly and data integrity issues. Specifically, the following images were duplicated from a previous publication [1]: Fig. 6 G3 (Hsp70 stain, omeprazole (20mg/kg)) and Fig. 6 G4 (Hsp70 stain, MDLA (500mg/kg)) were duplicates of Fig. 9E (HSP70 stain, omeprazole (20mg/kg)) and Fig. 9C (HSP70 stain, HPTP (50mg/kg)), respectively. These issues undermine confidence in the study which cannot be considered reliable.
Najihah Mohd Hashim, Mazen Al-Obaidi, Bassam Alkotaini, and Rami Al Batran agree with the retraction. The other authors did not respond to correspondence about this retraction.
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