Journal article

CORP: Practical tools for improving experimental design and reporting of laboratory studies of cardiovascular physiology and metabolism

KL Weeks, DC Henstridge, A Salim, JE Shaw, TH Marwick, JR McMullen

American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulatory Physiology | AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC | Published : 2019

Abstract

Weeks KL, Henstridge DC, Salim A, Shaw JE, Marwick TH, McMullen JR. CORP: Practical tools for improving experimental design and reporting of laboratory studies of cardiovascular physiology and metabolism. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 317: H627–H639, 2019. First published July 26, 2019; doi:10.1152/ajpheart. 00327.2019.—The exercise consisted of: 1) a short survey to acquire baseline data on current practices regarding the conduct of animal studies, 2) a series of presentations for promoting awareness and providing advice and practical tools for improving experimental design, and 3) a follow-up survey 12 mo later to assess whether practices had changed. The surveys were compulsory for resp..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. J. R. McMullen and J. E. Shaw are National Health and Medical Research Council Fellows (IDs APP1079438, APP1078985). K.L. Weeks and D. C. Henstridge are supported by an Emerging Leader Fellowship and Baker Fellowship, respectively, from The Shine On Foundation and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.