Abstract:
An internal inquiry committee at the Science Alert has determined that an article entitled Evaluation of Biochemical Effects of Anelgesic Agents and Conotoxins of Mediterranean Cone (Conus mediterraneus) on Bradykinin and Histamine Causing Pain in Female Sheep (Ovis aries) by Vahdettin Bayazit published in Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances Volume 6 Number 5, 499-507, 2011 contains substantial sections of text that have been taken verbatim from the following websites without clear and unambiguous attribution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain
http://grimwade.biochem.unimelb.edu.au/cone/main.html
http://www.aristatek.com/Newsletter/MAY08/TechSpeak.pdf
http://www.weichtiere.at/english/gastropoda/sea/conidae.html
http://www.weichtiere.at/english/gastropoda/sea/conotoxin.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conotoxin
http://grimwade.biochem.unimelb.edu.au/cone/index1.html
http://www.riordanclinic.org/research/articles/89023762_jom.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histamine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histamine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conotoxin
http://www.weichtiere.at/english/gastropoda/sea/conotoxin.html
http://www.weichtiere.at/english/gastropoda/sea/conotoxin.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conotoxin
Science Alert considers misappropriation of intellectual property and duplication of text from other authors or publications without clear and unambiguous attribution totally unacceptable.
Plagiarism is a violation of copyright and a serious breach of scientific ethics. The Editors and Publisher have agreed to officially retract the article.
Science Alert is highly thankful to Dr. Petteri Nieminen, Clinical Lecturer, Adjunct Professor, University of Eastern Finland for pointing out this plagiarism.
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