Article ; Online: Sex matters in preclinical research.
2024 Volume 17, Issue 3
Abstract: International Women's Day 2024 has a theme of inclusion. As publishers of preclinical research, we aim to show how inclusion of females in research advances scientific rigor and improves treatment reliability. Sexual reproduction is key to all life ... ...
Abstract | International Women's Day 2024 has a theme of inclusion. As publishers of preclinical research, we aim to show how inclusion of females in research advances scientific rigor and improves treatment reliability. Sexual reproduction is key to all life across the plant and animal kingdoms. Biological sex takes many forms that are morphologically differentiated during development: stamens versus pistils in plants; color and plumage in birds; fallopian tubes versus vas deferens in mammals; and differences in size, for instance, males are smaller in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Physical differences may be obvious, but many traits may be more obscure, including hormonal, physiological and metabolic factors. These traits have a big influence on disease and responses to treatment. Thus, we call for improved inclusion, analysis and reporting of sex as a biological variable in preclinical animal modeling research. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Male ; Humans ; Female ; Drosophila melanogaster ; Reproducibility of Results ; Drosophila ; Fallopian Tubes ; Phenotype ; Mammals ; Drosophila Proteins ; DEAD-box RNA Helicases |
Chemical Substances | vas protein, Drosophila (EC 3.6.1.-) ; Drosophila Proteins ; DEAD-box RNA Helicases (EC 3.6.4.13) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-07 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2451104-3 |
ISSN | 1754-8411 ; 1754-8403 |
ISSN (online) | 1754-8411 |
ISSN | 1754-8403 |
DOI | 10.1242/dmm.050759 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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