Retraction: Yu et al. Low Iron Diet Increases Susceptibility to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Young Rats. Nutrients 2016, 8, 456.

The Nutrients Editorial Office has recently been made aware that the figures in the title paper [1] are taken from the same micrographs as those of other papers by the same authors [...].

The Nutrients Editorial Office has recently been made aware that the figures in the title paper [1] are taken from the same micrographs as those of other papers by the same authors, but purporting to show different species. In particular, Figure 2D of [1] (rat) is identical to Figure 2D of [2] (mouse), Figure 4B of [1] (rat) is identical to Figure 4B of [3], and Figure 5 of [1] is identical to Figure 3B of [2]. Given this, we do not have confidence in the figures and thus the conclusions of the paper. In order to correct the publication record, the paper [1] will be marked as retracted.

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