Blood-Brain Barrier

Description

This dataset, blood_brain_barrier_df, is a data frame containing experimental measurements from a rat study investigating sugar-infusion methods for temporary blood-brain barrier disruption. The barrier's protective function was assessed through multiple biological markers.

Usage

data(blood_brain_barrier_df)

Format

A data frame with 34 observations and 9 variables:

Brain

Integer: Brain tissue measurement (units?)

Liver

Integer: Liver tissue measurement (units?)

Time

Numeric: Experimental time measurement (hours)

Treatment

Factor with 2 levels: Experimental treatment groups

Days

Integer: Observation period (days)

Sex

Factor with 2 levels: Animal sex (Male/Female)

Weight

Integer: Subject weight (grams)

Loss

Numeric: Physiological loss measurement

Tumor

Integer: Tumor presence indicator (0/1)

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'blood_brain_barrier_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the NeuroDataSets package. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified.

Source

Data taken from the Sleuth3 package version 1.0-6. Original reference: Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2013) The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (3rd ed), Cengage Learning.