Considering sex as a biological variable in preclinical research

FASEB Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 29-34

  Miller, Leah R ^a   Marks, Cheryl ^a   Becker, Jill B ^b   Hurn, Patricia D ^c   Chen, Wei Jung ^d   Woodruff, Teresa ^e   McCarthy, Margaret M ^f   Sohrabji, Farida ^d   Schiebinger, Londa ^g   Lee Wetherington, Cora ^h   Makris, Susan ⁱ   Arnold, Arthur P ^j   Einstein, Gillian ^k,l   Miller, Virginia M ^m   Sandberg, Kathryn ⁿ   Maier, Susan ^a   Cornelison, Terri L ^a   Clayton, Janine A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^l WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^m MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

ⁿ GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Gender; Methods; Sex differences; Sex influences

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMALE ANIMAL; GENDER AND SEX; HUMAN; MALE; MALE ANIMAL; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRECLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SEX; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; STUDY DESIGN; WORKSHOP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85009732706     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600781R     Document Type: Article

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