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. 2013 Dec 23;6(2):547–555. doi: 10.4161/mabs.27620

Table 7. Dosing and sampling times for each study group.

  Study Day
  Baseline 1 2 3 4 5 8 15 22
  Wed-Fri Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Mon Mon Mon
Rat No.     * 1min 5min 1hr 2hr 4hr 6hr 24hr 48hr 3d 7d 14d 21d
1–4 X Y * X     X     X   X   X  
5–8a X Y *   X     X   X X X
9–12 X Y *     X     X   X   X   X

X, Blood samples were taken via a tail vein. The baseline sample was taken during the week prior to antibody dosing. Blood sample volumes were 400 μL at baseline, day 3 or 4, and day 8 or 15. The other sample volumes were 350 μL. Y, Antibody doses were given in the morning of study day 1. The doses were given in a volume of approximately 3 mL over 2 min via the tail vein. *The METH dose was given SC in a dose of 1 mg/mL in a volume of 1 mL/kg. All subsequent blood sampling times were relative to the METH dosing time. For the 1 and 5 min time points, rats were anesthetized with isoflurane prior to METH administration to ensure timely blood sampling. aRats 5 and 6 in each group had blood samples taken on day 3, while rats 7 and 8 had blood samples taken on day 4. Similar sampling occurred on days 5 and 8, and 15 and 22. Thus, there were 6 samples at each time point on days 3 through 22. Four (4) samples were taken at each time point on day 2. Hematocrits were measured at baseline, on days 3 or 4, and days 5 or 8, depending on when each animal’s blood sample was drawn on these days.