EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: ‘MicroRNA-132 protects hippocampal neurons against oxygen-glucose deprivation induced apoptosis’

The Journal Editors and SAGE Publishing hereby issue an expression of concern for the following article:

Zu-Zhen Sun, Zhan-Yun Lv, Wen-Jing Tian, Yan Yang (2017) MicroRNA-132 protects hippocampal neurons against oxygen-glucose deprivation–induced apoptosis. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology 30(3) 253–263. DOI: 10.1177/0394632017715837.

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