Retraction Note: Regenerative potentials of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells derived exosomes or its combination with zinc in recovery of degenerated circumvallate papilla following surgical bilateral transection of glossopharyngeal nerve in rats
Eman Mohamed Salem, Hamdy Rizk, Yara S Abouelela, Abdelbary Prince, Adel Fathy Tohamy, Nawal A Lasheen, Bassant A Ezzat, Sana Mostafa · 2025
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A retraction notice withdraws a rat study on healing taste buds after nerve injury. The study had tested whether parcels from bone marrow stem cells, alone or with zinc, could restore a taste bud area after both glossopharyngeal nerves were cut. After publication, concerns arose about the images.
In one figure, parts of a micrograph appeared to overlap. In another, two graphs seemed to overlap while claiming to show different conditions. The authors could not answer the concerns well enough, and the editor lost trust in the results. Five authors disagreed with the withdrawal, while three did not reply. Readers should not rely on the reported healing claims.
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| CREATOR | Eman Mohamed Salem, Hamdy Rizk, Yara S Abouelela, Abdelbary Prince, Adel Fathy Tohamy, Nawal A Lasheen, Bassant A Ezzat, Sana Mostafa |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |