title: Novel insights into the behavioral analysis of mice subjected to the forced-swim test.
abstract: The forced-swim test (FST) is one of the most widely used rodent behavioral assays, in which the immobility of animals is used to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs. However, the existing, and mostly arbitrary, criteria used for quantification could lead to biased results. Here we believe we uncovered new confounding factors, revealed new indices to interpret the behavior of mice and propose an unbiased means for quantification of the FST.
authors: 1] Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA [2] Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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authors: Chen
authors: Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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authors: Faas
authors: Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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authors: Ferando
authors: 1] Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA [2] Department of Physiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D064092:Calbindin 1 / Q000235:genetics; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009043:Motor Activity; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000235:genetics; D013550:Swimming
chemical_list: C576499:Calb1 protein, mouse; D064092:Calbindin 1; C496250:Gabra5 protein, mouse; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A