Fig. 2. Experimental Design.
a Flow diagram of within-litter randomization to treatment groups for Experiments 1 and 2. Experiment 1: Establish the antenatal methadone-dependent and neonatal acute withdrawal model. Treatment groups: NAL OD: methadone-exposed, opioid-dependent pups, naloxone-precipitated acute withdrawal; SAL OD: methadone-exposed, opioid-dependent pups, no naloxone; and Sham: saline exposed, no opioid dependence, no naloxone. Experiment 2: NAC effects on acute withdrawal behaviors and CNS metabolism. Treatment groups: NAC/NAL OD: methadone-exposed, opioid-dependent pups, NAC, naloxone-precipitated acute withdrawal; SAL/NAL OD: methadone-exposed, opioid-dependent pups, no NAC, naloxone-precipitated acute withdrawal; and Sham: saline exposed, no opioid dependence, no NAC, no naloxone. b Experiment timeline.
