In a few research papers I've been reading, I see this dosage notation:
Mice were randomized to receive vehicle (saline) or 10 mg kg−1 SUBSTANCE by injection.
There is no "/" between the "mg" and "kg." I presume kg−1 just means tenth of a kg, but now I'm wondering when the slash is missing.
Apologies if this is in the wrong place. That notation is alien to me. I read CS papers in college, not this stuff.
Does this just mean 10mg per tenth of a kg? Why is there no slash and is kg-1 just a hectogram (I think that's kg-1)?
A mouse is ~0.02kg
So is that 1 mg * 0.02kg -or- 100mg * 0.02kg? 1mg would be a very small dosage, but it's how I read it first, and possibly naively.
Edited by Logjam, 05 May 2016 - 02:51 AM.