Bias in the reporting of sex and age in biomedical research on mouse models

In animal-based biomedical research, both the sex and the age of the animals studied affect disease phenotypes by modifying their susceptibility, presentation and response to treatment. The accurate reporting of experimental methods and materials, including the sex and age of animals, is essential s...

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Main Authors: Oscar Flórez-Vargas, Andy Brass, George Karystianis, Michael Bramhall, Robert Stevens, Sheena Cruickshank, Goran Nenadic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
sex
age
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/13615