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Retracted: Promoting the Recovery of Injured Liver with Poly (3-Hydroxybutyrate-Co-3-Hydroxyvalerate-Co-3-Hydroxyhexanoate) Scaffolds Loaded with Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
The article entitled, Promoting the Recovery of Injured Liver with Poly (3-Hydroxybutyrate-Co-3-Hydroxyvalerate-Co-3-Hydroxyhexanoate) Scaffolds Loaded with Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Li P, Zhang J, Liu J, Ma H, Liu J, Lie P, Wang Y, Liu G, Zeng H, Li Z, and Wei X (Tissue Eng. 2015;21(3–4):603–615. DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2013.0331) is being retracted due to the potential evidence of image manipulation. This retraction is in connection with another article1 that was retracted due to evidence of scientific misconduct.2
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2. Retraction of: Use of Decellularized Scaffolds Combined with Hyaluronic Acid and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor for Skin Tissue Engineering by Wu A, Fan L, Xu B, Lin Y, Zhang P, and Wei X. Tissue Eng 2015;21(1–2):390–402. DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2013.0260. Epub: 19 Mar 2020 https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2013.0260.retract.
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