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. 2012 Oct 26:619–645. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387815-1.00025-3

TABLE 25.2.

Example of Experimental Design






Number of animals euthanized/sex
Group number Identity of group Total dose volume (mL) Dose concentration (μg/ml) Number of animals/sex Core study animals
Recovery animals
Day Day Day Day
1 vehicle 0.5 Same as clinical 5 rabbits
2 adjuvant(s) + vehicle 0.5 Same as clinical 5 rabbits
3 antigen + vehicle 0.5 Same as clinical 5 rabbits
4 antigen + adjuvant(s) + vehicle 0.5 Same as clinical 5 rabbits