At the termination of the study, at 18th week, the surplus rats were sacrificed by cervical decapitation.
When HFOV failure was ascertained, CMV was removed leading to the termination of the study and an alternative method of oxygenation (prone positioning or ECMO) was initiated.
The intermediate analysis is defined as the treatment evaluation during an initial stage of the study and may lead to the termination of the study.
Animals were sacrificed at the same time of day during the course of the study either to comply with animal welfare regulations to avoid unnecessary suffering or at the termination of the study period of 2 years.
At the termination of the study, blood glucose was significantly less in the liraglutide-treated rats compared to vehicle treated controls (485.8 ± 22.5 and 547.2 ± 33.1 mg/dl, respectively).
When the U.S. Air Force officially closed its own 22-year investigation of UFOs in 1970 -- a probe dubbed Project Blue Book -- one of the reasons given for the termination of the study was that no UFOs evaluated by the Air Force were ever considered a threat to America's national security.
At the termination of the study, the lungs were harvested, weighed, and evaluated for metastases.
This trend continued until the termination of the study at 4.5 months of age.
At the termination of the study, mice were killed by carbon dioxide asphyxiation.
After the last time point when Rluc signal had abated, the mice were imaged for Fluc activity and followed regularly until the termination of the study.
Figure 3C illustrates the MI size, assessed from histological preparations at the termination of the study, or at the time of death.
