The Forced Swim Test as a Model of Depressive-like Behavior

The goal of the present protocol is to describe the forced swim test (FST), which is one of the most commonly used assays for the study of depressive-like behavior in rodents. The FST is based on the assumption that when placing an animal in a container filled with water, it will first make efforts...

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Published in:	Journal of visualized experiments no. 97
Main Authors:	Yankelevitch-Yahav, Roni, Franko, Motty, Huly, Avrham, Doron, Ravid
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States MyJove Corporation 02.03.2015
Subjects:	Animals antidepressants Behavior Behavior, Animal brain Depression - etiology Depressive Disorder - etiology Disease Models, Animal Female humans Male Mice Mice, Inbred ICR patients Rats rodents sleep Swimming - psychology
ISSN:	1940-087X, 1940-087X
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