[Retracted] Protective effect of senegenin on splenectomy‑induced postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly rats.

This article, titled "[Retracted] Protective effect of senegenin on splenectomy-induced postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly rats," was published in the journal Experimental & Therapeutic Medicine in 2014. However, it has since been retracted by the editor due to concerns raised by a reader. The reader pointed out that the western blotting data presented in Figure 3B of the article were very similar to data from other articles written by different authors at different research institutes. These data had either already been published elsewhere or were under consideration for publication at the same time. The authors were asked for an explanation but did not respond. The editor apologizes for any inconvenience caused. [Extracted from the article]