Sociability Assay
behavioralmouseTen 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
Objective: Assessment of social approach and sociability in mice toward an unfamiliar mouse
Materials & Equipment Checklist
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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
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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”