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Table 1 Experimental design to illustrate the experimental subgroups of the post-weaning male offspring

From: The potential roles of aluminum chloride and sodium fluoride on the neurotoxicity of the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and hypothalamus of male rat offspring

Sources

Experimental groups

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

DW

Ok

No

Ok

No

Ok

No

Ok

NaF (g/L)

No

0.15 ga

No

No

No

0.15 ga

No

AlCl3 (g/L)

No

No

No

0.5 ga

No

0.5 ga

No

Sample size(n1)

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Sample size(n2)

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Sampling time

70 days post-administration

  1. DW deionized water, g/L gram dissolved in 1 L
  2. n1 and n2: Sample size of males required for the behavior and neurotransmitters experimentation
  3. aThe doses of NaF or AlCl3 dissolved in 1 L deionized water