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The Editor has retracted this article because of concerns with four of the figures, namely:
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Images in panels C,D, E and F in Fig. 18 are used in [1] which reports the results of a different experiment.
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Images in panels A and C in Fig. 24 and panels A, E and F in Fig. 25 are used in [2] which reports the results of a different experiment.
The Editor therefore no longer has confidence in the results and conclusions presented. Firoz Anwar disagrees with this retraction. Vikas Kumar, Danish Amar, Pushpraj S. Gupta and Mohd Mujeeb have not responded to correspondence from the Editor about this retraction.
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Kumar, V., Ahmed, D., Gupta, P.S. et al. Retraction Note: Anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant and anti-hyperlipidemic activities of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. Leaves in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. BMC Complement Med Ther 23, 159 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-03996-9
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