Jun 09, 2025
Version 1
Animal randomization with randmice V.1
- Sylvain Carlioz1
- 1randmice
External link: https://randmice.com
Protocol Citation: Sylvain Carlioz 2025. Animal randomization with randmice. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.8epv5o4bng1b/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
We use this protocol and it's working
Created: June 07, 2025
Last Modified: June 09, 2025
Protocol Integer ID: 219753
Keywords: randomization, mice, animal, animal randomization with randmice, animal randomization, randomization protocol, randmice, animals between the group, number of animal, animal, experiment, randomization
Abstract
Best way to randomize animals between the groups in order to reduce heterogeneity, standardize randomization protocol, increase statistical power, and/or reduce number of animal per experiment.
Attachments
Troubleshooting
Animal randomization
In Excel, list all the animal with the variables that you are tracking (weight, tumor size, blood pressure, etc.) that is relevant for the experiment
You can export your data from Excel to CSV.
- Go to
File > Save As
- The Save As dialog box appears, choose
CSV (Comma delimited)
Go to https://randmice.com
Create an account if you do not have one and log in.
Go to Menu > Randomize
Open the CSV file describing your animals and copy and paste into the form `data`
Let it run and you will receive the report by email
Protocol references
Bakhos Jneid et al., Selective STING stimulation in dendritic cells primes antitumor T cell responses.Sci. Immunol.8,eabn6612(2023).DOI:10.1126/sciimmunol.abn6612