PLoS Biol · 2020

Reporting animal research: Explanation and elaboration for the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0

Percie du Sert N, Ahluwalia A, Alam S, Avey MT, Baker M, Browne WJ, Clark A, Cuthill IC, Dirnagl U, Emerson M, Garner P, Holgate ST, Howells DW, Hurst V, Karp NA, Lazic SE, Lidster K, MacCallum CJ, Macleod M, Pearl EJ, Petersen OH, Rawle F, Reynolds P, Rooney K, Sena ES, Silberberg SD, Steckler T, Würbel H.

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  • Percie du Sert NNC3Rs, London, United Kingdom.
  • Ahluwalia AThe William Harvey Research Institute, London, United Kingdom.
  • Alam STaylor & Francis Group, London, United Kingdom.
  • Avey MTHealth Science Practice, ICF, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Baker MNature, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
  • Browne WJSchool of Education, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
  • Clark APLOS ONE, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  • Cuthill ICSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
  • Dirnagl UQUEST Center for Transforming Biomedical Research, Berlin Institute of Health & Department of Experimental Neurology, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Emerson MNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
  • Garner PCentre for Evidence Synthesis in Global Health, Clinical Sciences Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
  • Holgate STClinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
  • Howells DWTasmanian School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
  • Hurst VNC3Rs, London, United Kingdom.
  • Karp NAData Sciences & Quantitative Biology, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  • Lazic SEPrioris.ai Inc, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Lidster KNC3Rs, London, United Kingdom.
  • MacCallum CJHindawi Ltd, London, United Kingdom.
  • Macleod MCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
  • Pearl EJNC3Rs, London, United Kingdom.
  • Petersen OHAcademia Europaea Knowledge Hub, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
  • Rawle FMedical Research Council, London, United Kingdom.
  • Reynolds PStatistics in Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Core, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
  • Rooney KDiscipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
  • Sena ESCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
  • Silberberg SDNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
  • Steckler TJanssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium.
  • Würbel HVeterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Important contribution to the field.

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Replication is unclear to me.

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