RETRACTED: Maternal diabetes-induced alterations in the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the developing rat hippocampus

• Published in: Journal of chemical neuroanatomy Vol. 114; p. 101946
• Main Authors: Sardar, Reza, Hami, Javad, Soleimani, Mansoureh, Joghataei, Mohammad-Taghi, Shirazi, Reza, Golab, Fereshteh, Namjoo, Zeinab, Zandieh, Zahra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01-07-2021
• ISSN: 0891-0618
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2021.101946

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).
This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.
Post-publication the Editor was alerted to concerns of image manipulation within this article.
In summary, two images in Figure 3, i.e. “CON P14” in A Panel and “STZ-D P14” in B Panel, were highly similar. Also, the scale of the images did not appear to be right.
The Editor performed independent image analysis and confirmed these suspected image manipulations. As per journal policy, authors were contacted and asked to provide an explanation to these concerns. The authors failed to fulfil this request. The Editor-in-Chief assessed the case and decided to retract the article.