Table 1 Study factors collected with control animal microarray data

Study

Organism name

Animal strain

Sex

Study number

Institution

Subject characteristics

Individual animal identifier

Animal supplier

Animal age at sacrifice

Total body weight at sacrifice

Time of day at sacrifice (AM or PM)

Husbandry

Diet name and source

Diet availability

Number of animal in a cage

Number of hours of light per day

Was food withheld prior to sacrifice?

Fasted > 12 hr?

Blood collection during in life study?

If yes, time of collection relative to sacrifice

Specimen

Organ Sampled

Organ section sampled

Organ preservation method

Organ weight at sacrifice

Euthanasia

Sacrifice method

Exsanguinated?

Anesthetic used

Treatment

Vehicle

Route of vehicle administration

Frequency of dosing

Duration of dosing

Dose volume

Time between dosing and sacrifice

Microarray experiment

RNA extraction protocol

Quality parameters for RNA

Sample preparation protocol

Rounds of amplification

Amount of RNA on array

Array type used

Scanner model