What exactly is ‘N’ in cell culture and animal experiments?

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Stanley E. Lazic ,

* E-mail: stan.lazic@cantab.net

Affiliation Quantitative Biology, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-3407

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Charlie J. Clarke-Williams,

Affiliation School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Marcus R. Munafò

Affiliation MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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About the Authors

Stanley E. Lazic

* E-mail: stan.lazic@cantab.net

Affiliation Quantitative Biology, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Charlie J. Clarke-Williams

Affiliation School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Marcus R. Munafò

Affiliation MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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