Source Paper
A Specific Herbal Mixture of Lavandula, Cloves, Rosa, Astragalus, and Cornus Mas (LCRAC) Improves Cognitive Function in a Rat Model of Streptozotocin-Induced Mild Cognitive Impairment
Jamali N, Kaeidi A, Hassanshahi J, Memarzadeh MR, Tavakoli T et al.
Adv Biomed Res • 2025
Forced Swim Test
Objective: To examine depressive-like behaviors by measuring immobility time in rats
This is a Forced Swim Test protocol using Rat as the model organism. The procedure involves 2 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2025 paper published in Adv Biomed Res.
Model and subjects
Rat • Wistar • Male • Not specified • 49
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Test timing • Measure immobility time
Primary readouts
- Immobility time
Key equipment and reagents
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Test timing
Conduct the forced swim test on the designated day
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“forced swim test: Day 38”
Measure immobility time
Record the time rats remain immobile during the test as an indicator of depressive-like behavior
View evidence from paper
“LCRAC also exhibited antidepressant-like effects, decreasing immobility time in the FST”