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The authors state:
Thirty-six male C57BL/6 rats (aged 3 weeks and with 9 to 12 g weight) of specific pathogen-free animal grade were purchased from Shanghai Lingchang Biotechnology Co. LTD (Certificate number: SCXK 2013-0018).
Did the authors mean C57BL/6 mice? Rats are mentioned many times throughout the article, but the nomenclature “C57BL/6” and the weights described here are consistent with mice, not rats.
We wish to inform the community that the previous comment regarding the mention of “C57BL/6 rats” was posted by an account that has since been permanently blocked from the ScienceGuardiansTM Post-Publication Peer Review Platform due to misuse of Northwestern University’s email system to create a deceptive alias for fraudulent purposes and identity misrepresentation, which constitutes a violation of our terms of conduct.
However, the scientific point raised remains valid. The term “C57BL/6 rats” is indeed incorrect, as C57BL/6 refers exclusively to an inbred mouse strain. This appears to be a genuine typographical or reporting error that warrants clarification.
We encourage the authors and readers to review this detail, and if appropriate, initiate the necessary corrections through the relevant journal channels.
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