Procedure stage types
Detail schemas for the stages of a procedure or specimen procedure: a phase several materials take part in together, such as the induction of an anesthetic or one bath of a staining protocol.
This family is still being refined and its fields may change between releases.
Table of contents
Administration stage
Records one stage of a substance delivery to the animal within an administration procedure, such as induction or maintenance of an anesthetic, with route, delivery method, gas concentration, volume, infusion rate and duration.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Route | Choice. How this stage’s delivery entered the animal; leave empty for a stage that delivered nothing. Options: Inhaled, Intraperitoneal (IP), Intravenous (IV), Subcutaneous (SC), Intramuscular (IM), Oral, Topical, Other. |
Delivery method | Choice. The apparatus an inhaled stage reached the animal through; leave empty for an injected stage. Options: Anesthesia chamber, Nose cone, Face mask, Intubation, Other. |
Gas concentration | Quantity with unit. The inhaled agent’s fraction of the carrier gas during this stage, as set on the vaporizer. Units: % v/v, ppm. |
Volume | Quantity with unit. How much formulation was delivered in this stage; an inhaled stage has none. Units: L, mL, µL. |
Infusion rate | Quantity with unit. How fast the formulation was infused in this stage; not the carrier-gas flow, and empty for a bolus. Units: L/min, mL/min, µL/min. |
Duration | Quantity with unit. How long this stage lasted, which is shorter than the whole event when it ran in several stages. Units: h, min, s. |
Specimen processing stage
Records one stage of a specimen procedure, such as an incubation or wash, with contact duration and temperature, agitation, number of repeated cycles and bath volume.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Applied/contact duration | Quantity with unit. The contact or application duration for this processing stage. Units: d, h, min, s. |
Applied/contact temperature | Quantity with unit. The temperature applied or maintained during this processing stage. Units: °C. |
Agitation | Choice. The agitation mode and setting used during this processing stage. Options: Static, Gentle shaking, Rotation, Rocking, Other. |
Number of repeated cycles | Integer. Number of repeated cycles of the same treatment, e.g., for a wash step. Range: ≥ 1. |
Applied/contact bath volume | Quantity with unit. Total solution volume contacting the target specimens, not stock volume drawn. Units: nL, µL, mL, L. |
API access
The same types are documented for API users, with property codes, versions and payload examples, on the SpecimenProcedureStage schemas API page.