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In this strain of rat, tumors begin to appear about 6 weeks after carcinogen and are followed for another 6 weeks. The goal of the study is to estimate the effects of nicotinamide riboside (a dietary supplement) on growth of mammary gland tumors.

Usage

breast

Format

A data frame with 336 rows and 6 variables:

ID

Mouse identifier to indicate repeated measurements on the same mouse. (factor)

Cohort

Indicator of which cohort the mouse belonged to, in order to account for potential batch effects. (factor)

Treatment

Treatment group (factor). VEH = control (vehicle), NR = nicotinamide riboside

Week

Week of measurment (integer)

Volume

Tumor volume, in cubic mm (double)

Number

Number of tumors (integer)

Source

University of Iowa, Holden Cancer Center, experiment PJB17-025.