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. 2020 Jul 14;18(7):e3000411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000411

Table 1. Examples of information to include when reporting specific types of experimental procedures and resources.

Procedures Resources
Pharmacological procedures (intervention and control)
  • Drug formulation

  • Dose

  • Volume

  • Concentration

  • Site and route of administration

  • Frequency of administration

  • Vehicle or carrier solution formulation and volume

  • Any evidence that the pharmacological agent used reaches the target tissue

Cell lines
  • Identification

  • Provenance

  • Verification and authentication

  • RRID [126,127]

Surgical procedures (including sham surgery)
  • Description of the surgical procedure

  • Anaesthetic used (including dose and other information listed in pharmacological procedures section above)

  • Pre- and postanalgesia regimen

  • Presurgery procedures (e.g., fasting)

  • Aseptic techniques

  • Monitoring (e.g., assessment of surgical anaesthetic plane)

  • Whether the procedure is terminal or not

  • Postsurgery procedures

  • Duration of the procedure and duration of anaesthesia

  • Physical variables measured

Reagents (e.g., antibodies, chemicals)
  • Manufacturer

  • Supplier

  • Catalogue number

  • Lot number (if applicable)

  • Purity of the drug (if applicable)

  • RRID

Pathogen infection (intervention and control)
  • Infectious agent

  • Dose load

  • Vehicle or carrier solution formulation and volume

  • Site and route of infection

  • Timing or frequency of infection

Equipment and software
  • Manufacturer

  • Supplier

  • Model/version number

  • Calibration procedures (if applicable)

  • RRID

Euthanasia
  • Method of euthanasia, including the humane standards the method complies with, such as the AVMA [125]

  • Pharmacological agent, if used (including dose and information listed in pharmacological procedures section above)

  • Any measures taken to reduce pain and distress before or during euthanasia

  • Timing of euthanasia

  • Tissues collected post-euthanasia and timing of collection

AVMA, American Veterinary Medical Association; RRID, Research Resource Identifier.