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'''Rats arrive'''
'''Rats arrive'''
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Male Sprague Dawley rats n = 16, d.o.b. 2024-3-18, arrived: 2024-5-14
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Male Sprague Dawley rats n = 15, d.o.b. 2024-3-18, arrived: 2024-5-14
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* DMX 1-8: Orchiectomy Surgery on 2024-6-19
* DMX 1-8: Orchiectomy Surgery on 2024-6-19
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* DMX 9-16: Sham Surgery on 2024-6-21
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* DMX 9-15: Sham Surgery on 2024-6-21
Carpofen 0.5 mg/kg pre-op, isoflurane and bupivicaine intra-op, carpofen 0.5 mg/kg post-op (next day). Staples removed 7 days post-op. Sham rats received incision and staples.
Carpofen 0.5 mg/kg pre-op, isoflurane and bupivicaine intra-op, carpofen 0.5 mg/kg post-op (next day). Staples removed 7 days post-op. Sham rats received incision and staples.
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'''Day 0: Water removed 2024-XX-XX'''
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'''Day 0: Water removed 2024-7-14'''
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'''Days 1-8: Water Restriction 2024-XX-XX thru 2024-XX-XX'''
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'''Days 1-8: Water Restriction 2024-7-15 thru 2024-7-21'''
Weigh rats daily. Ad lib food.
Weigh rats daily. Ad lib food.
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* ORC + LiCl + Butyrate: DMX05-08
* ORC + LiCl + Butyrate: DMX05-08
* Sham + LiCl + NaCl: DMX09-12
* Sham + LiCl + NaCl: DMX09-12
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* Sham + LiCl + Butyrate: DMX13-16
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* Sham + LiCl + Butyrate: DMX13-15
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