BioMed Research International has retracted the article titled “Disturbances of Sperm Maturation and Minipuberty: Is There a Connection?” [1] as it was found to contain a substantial amount of material from previously published articles [2–5], particularly in sections 1, 2 and 3. (i)J. Toppari, J. C. Larsen, P. Christiansen et al., “Male reproductive health and environmental xenoestrogens,” Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 741–803, 1996(ii)Anawalt, Bradley D. “The silent spermatozoon: are man-made endocrine disruptors killing male fertility?”, Asian Journal of Andrology, 2013. Volume 15, Issue 2 (March 2013) 15, 165–168; doi:10.1038/aja.2012.148(iii)Mahmoud, Huleihel. “Concise Review: Spermatogenesis in an Artificial Three-Dimensional System”, Stem Cells.Volume 30, Issue 11, November 2012, Pages 2355-2360. doi:10.1002/stem.1238(iv)Thorup, Jorgen et al. “What is new in cryptorchidism and hypospadias—a critical review on the testicular dysgenesis hypothesis”, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Volume 45, Issue 10, 2074 – 2086. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.07.030
Retracted: Disturbances of Sperm Maturation and Minipuberty: Is There a Connection?
References
D. Živković and I. Fratrić, “Disturbances of Sperm Maturation and Minipuberty: Is There a Connection?” BioMed Research International, vol. 2014, 4 pages, 2014.
View at: Publisher Site | Google ScholarJ. Toppari, J. C. Larsen, P. Christiansen et al., “Male reproductive health and environmental xenoestrogens,” Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 741–803, 1996.
View at: Publisher Site | Google ScholarB. D. Anawalt, “The silent spermatozoon: are man-made endocrine disruptors killing male fertility?” Asian Journal of Andrology, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 165–168, 2013.
View at: Publisher Site | Google ScholarH. Mahmoud, “Concise review: spermatogenesis in an artificial three-dimensional system,” Stem Cells, vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 2355–2360, 2012.
View at: Publisher Site | Google ScholarJ. Thorup, R. McLachlan, D. Cortes et al., “What is new in cryptorchidism and hypospadias—a critical review on the testicular dysgenesis hypothesis,” Journal of Pediatric Surgery, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 2074–2086, 2010.
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