Animal studies were carried out in accordance with the guidelines of, and, using an approved protocol by, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), South Dakota State University IACUCC protocol approval #12-087A).
This study was conducted in accordance with an approved protocol by our institutional review board, and informed consent was waived.
A whole blood sample was collected from each participant, for genomic DNA extraction from white blood cells, according to an approved protocol for experimentation on human participants.
Standing order programs (SOPs) are effective evidence-based interventions in which nurses or pharmacists are authorized to vaccinate according to an approved protocol without a physician order or examination.
After choosing mice, tests, research design, and sample size, and having passed the ethics review and obtained an approved protocol number, it is time to plan the execution of the experiment in full detail.
All procedures were performed under anesthesia with ketamine (50 mg/kg)/midazolam (10 mg/kg) following an approved protocol in conformity with institutional guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals in Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.
All procedures were performed in accordance with the NIH Guide and under an approved protocol from the University of California.
Experiments and care/welfare were in agreement with federal regulations and an approved protocol by the USUHS/IACUC committee.
All animal experiments were conducted under an approved protocol (ARC 06-0339) approved by the TSRI IACUC committee.
All mice were maintained in the animal facility at the University of Iowa under an approved protocol (ACURF #0310191).
Fetal cardiac cells were derived from terminated pregnancies under an approved protocol by the Hospital for Sick Children Research Ethics Board.
