Sociability Assay
Objective: Assessment of social approach and sociability in mice toward an unfamiliar mouse
This is a Sociability Assay protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 1 procedural steps, 1 equipment items, 1 materials. Extracted from a 2006 paper published in Behavioural Brain Research.
Model and subjects
mouse • Ten inbred strains including C57BL/6J, C57L/J, DBA/2J, FVB/NJ, C3H/HeJ, AKR/J, A/J, BALB/cByJ, BTBR T+tf/J, and 129S1/SvImJ • male • Not specified • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Sociability assay setup
Primary readouts
- Sociability levels
- Social approach behavior
- Preference for social novelty
- Time spent in social interaction
Key equipment and reagents
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Protocol Steps
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Sociability assay setup
Prepare apparatus and introduce test mouse to assess social approach toward an unfamiliar mouse
Note: Test involves measuring social approach and sociability in response to an unfamiliar mouse
View evidence from paper
“Male mice from ten inbred strains were characterized in assays for sociability, preference for social novelty”