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. 2009 Nov 30;4(11):e7824. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007824

Table 3. Number of studies stating the purpose of the study in the introduction.

Species No Yes Unclear Yes (%)
Mouse (n = 72) 3 66 3 92
Primate (n = 86) 3 80 3 93
Rat (n = 113) 1 112 0 99
All (n = 271) 7 258 6 95

95% (258/271) of all studies stated the purpose of the study in the introduction; 3% (7/271) did not and in 2% (6/271) the purpose of the study was unclear to the assessors.