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. 2016 Feb 11;21(2):026006. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.21.2.026006

Table 1.

Experimental design: animal groups, pretreatment and imaging approaches.

Animal groups Pretreatment Drug challenge during experiment Imaging approach
Group 1 A Control (n=6) A0 2-week control (n=3) 0.9% saline (0.7  cc/100  g/day, i.p.) N/A In vivo (3-D OCT)
A1 4-week control (n=3)
B Cocaine (2 weeks, n=5) Cocaine (2 weeks) (35  mg/kg/day, i.p.)
C Cocaine (4 weeks, n=5) Cocaine (4 weeks) (35  mg/kg/day, i.p.)
Group 2 A Control (n=8) A0 2-week control (n=4) 0.9% saline (0.7  cc/100  g/day i.p.) N/A Ex vivo(fluorescein isothiocyanate-Dextran)
A1 4-week control (n=4)
B Cocaine (2 weeks, n=6) Cocaine (2 weeks) (35  mg/kg/day, i.p.)
C Cocaine(4 weeks, n=6) Cocaine (4 weeks) (35  mg/kg/day, i.p.)
Group 3 A Control (n=6) A0 2-week control (n=3) 0.9% saline (0.7  cc/100  g/day i.p.) N/A Ex vivo (VEGF)
A1 4-week control (n=3)
B Cocaine (2 weeks, n=4) Cocaine (2 weeks) (35  mg/kg/day, i.p.)
C Cocaine (4 weeks, n=4) Cocaine (2 weeks) (35  mg/kg/day, i.p.)
Group 4 A Control (n=6) A0 2-week control (n=3) 0.9% saline (0.7  cc/100  g/day, i.p.) 0.9% saline (0.1  cc/100  g, i.v.) In vivo (MW-LSI)
A1 4-week control (n=3)
B Cocaine (2 weeks, n=3) Cocaine (2 weeks) (35  mg/kg/day, i.p.) Cocaine (1  mg/kg, i.v.)
C Cocaine(4 weeks, n=3) Cocaine (4 weeks) (35  mg/kg/day, i.p.) Cocaine (1  mg/kg, i.v.)