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Housing Considerations when using Males and Females

Duration: 6:09
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Learn about how the home cage environment can introduce phenotypic variation in males and females within and across experiments.

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Tracking Hormone Fluctuations in Female Rodents and the Influence of these Fluctuations on Various Research Outcomes

Duration: 6:43
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Learn about variations in sex hormones across both sexes and how this variation may contribute to observed behavioral and physiological variability in females and males.

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Logistical Considerations for Behavioral Experiments Incorporating Males and Females and Sex-specific Behavioral Readouts for Commonly Employed Behavioral Tests

Duration: 6:51
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Learn how to design behavioral experiments in both sexes, highlighting how males and females can use different behavioral strategies in the same behavioral test.

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Sex Differences in Maturation and Aging

Duration: 7:06
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Learn about different logistical design considerations for using males and females across the lifespan.

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Cell and Tissue Considerations for Sex as a Biological Variable

Duration: 6:29
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Learn how to incorporate both male- and female-derived cells or tissues into in vitro research.

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Study Design Toolbox and Reporting Considerations for Incorporating Sex as a Biological Variable (Part 1)

Duration: 8:38
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Learn how to design studies including both sexes, including how to perform a power analysis, how to design studies in males and females for new fields of study and how to add females to existing work in males, and how to talk about/interpret your results. 

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Study Design Toolbox and Reporting Considerations for Incorporating Sex as a Biological Variable (Part 2)

Duration: 8:41
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Further explore the concepts from Part 1 and delve deeper into understanding the underlying basis of sex differences and how to think about and approach studying them if you want to.