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Retraction: High Glucose Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Cardiac Microvascular Endothelial Cells Are Regulated by FoxO3a

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TopicsFOXO transcription factor regulation · Signaling Pathways in Disease · Heat shock proteins research
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- 3Zhang S, Zhao Y, Xu M, Yu L, Zhao Y, Chen J, et al. Correction: Fox O 3a Modulates Hypoxia Stress Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Cardiac Microvascular Endothelial Cells. P Lo S One. 2013;8(12). doi: 10.1371/annotation/1c 419628-f 1b 5-45de-9f 8a-43f 834309 ebb 29161729 PMC 5703077 · doi ↗ · pubmed ↗
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- 5Retraction Statement: Paper by Cheng Chen, Li Yao, Jing Cui, and Bao Liu entitled “Fisetin Protects against Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Induced Neuroinflammation in Aged Mice” [Cerebrovasc Dis. 14 May 2018;45(3–4):154–161. https://doi.org/10.1159/000488117]. Cerebrovasc Dis 10 December 2024; 53(6):794. doi: 10.1159/00054044929587289 · doi ↗ · pubmed ↗
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