Forced Swim Test
Objective: Assessment of antidepressant-like effects by measuring immobility time in swimming rats
This is a Forced Swim Test protocol using rat as the model organism. The procedure involves 1 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2005 paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Model and subjects
rat • Not specified • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Conduct Forced Swim Test
Primary readouts
- Immobility time during forced swim test
- Antidepressant-like effects
Key equipment and reagents
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Conduct Forced Swim Test
Rats are placed in the forced swim test apparatus to assess antidepressant-like effects through measurement of immobility time during swimming
Note: The test measures immobility time as an indicator of antidepressant-like activity
View evidence from paper
“exerts potent antidepressant-like effects in the mouse tail-suspension test and the rat forced-swim test”