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. 2012 Jun 9;2:26. doi: 10.1186/2191-219X-2-26

Table 1.

Test parameters of individual experiments

 
 18F tracer
 Anesthetic protocol (min)
 Ambient temperature (°C)
 10% EtOH
 Gender
 Age (weeks)
 Cage density (n)
Experiment Strain n FDG fallypride Control (6) 40 60 RT 33 Yes No M F 5 7 to 10 14 2 3 to 8 13
Test-retest study 1
 SD rat
 6
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
Test-retest study 2
 SD rat
 6
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
Test-retest
 NMRI
 6
  
 x
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 
 C57BL/6 J
 7
  
 x
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
Anesthetic impact
 SD rat
 6
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 
 SD rat
 7
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 
 SD rat
 7
 x
  
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
Temperature/EtOH impact
 NMRI
 8
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 
 NMRI
 8
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 
 NMRI
 8
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 
 NMRI
 8
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
Homogenization/heterogenization
 NMRI
 10
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 
 NMRI
 10
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
 
 NMRI
 11
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
 x
  
  
  
  
 x
 
 NMRI
 11
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
  
 x
  
  
 x
 
 NMRI
 9
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
 x
  
  
 x
  
  
 
 NMRI
 8
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
 x
  
  
 
 NMRI
 11
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
  
  
 x
  
 x
 x
  
  
  
  
 x
  NMRI 12 x     x   x     x   x     x     x

x, Experimental parameters applied for each individual animal group; EtOH, ethanol; C57Bl/6J mice; NMRI, Naval Marine Research Institute mice; SD rat, Sprague-Dawley rat.