Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics and Training Parameters in Studies using Long-Evans Rats from Three Breeding Colonies
| Study Citation |
Breeder | n | Onset Age (days) |
Weight, M±SE |
Shaping Days M±SE |
Laterality Index M±SE |
Training Trials/ Day |
Batches |
Trainer Initials |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onset (g) |
% Change |
n | I.D. | ||||||||
| [35]† | ARC | 24 | 120 | 471±8 | −2.1±0.04 | 3.0±0.2 | 0.83±0.04 | 30 | 1 | ARC1 | MM |
| [32] | ARC | 27 | 150 | 467±10 | 4.7±1.9 | 3.0±0.2 | 0.82±0.05 | 30 | 1 | ARC2 | RA |
| [37]* | ARC | 9 | 90 | 448±12 | 5.0±1.5 | 4.9±0.1 | 0.86±0.07 | 60 | 1 | *ARC3 | AO/BB |
| [38]† | CRL | 63 | 75–90 | 383±4 | 5.3±0.6 | 2.9±0.2 | 0.92±0.02 | 60 | 4 | CRL1–4 | AO |
| [37]* | CRL | 8 | 90 | 532±20 | −2.2±1.5 | 3.8±0.4 | 0.80±0.06 | 60 | 1 | *CRL5 | AO/BB |
| [39] † | CRL | 28 | 90 | 411±5 | 8.7±0.8 | 4.0±0.2 | 0.95±0.02 | 30 | 2 | CRL6–7 | AO |
| [33] | HSD | 20 | 120 | 475±6 | −5.4±0.6 | 4.2±0.4 | 0.78±0.09 | 30 | 1 | HSD1 | RA |
| [36] | HSD | 36 | 120 | 490±7 | −8.5±2.6 | 2.9±0.2 | 0.90±0.03 | 30 | 1 | HSD2 | MM |
| [33] | HSD | 38 | 180 | 491±7 | −1.9±0.6 | 2.8±0.1 | 0.77±0.05 | 30 | 1 | HSD3 | RA |
| [34] | HSD | 71 | 150 | 487±4 | −3.67±0.3 | 3.2±0.1 | 0.87±0.02 | 30 | 2 | HSD4–5 | RA |
ARC, Animal Resources Center at the University of Texas at Austin, CRL, Charles Rivers Laboratory, HSD, Harlan Sprague Dawley, I.D., batch identification, M, means, SE, standard error of the mean,
*
same study,
†
abstract