Source Paper
Association between depression during pregnancy and preterm birth: Results from population cohorts and mouse experimental models
Chen S, Yan G, Xie X, Wang Q, Zhong J et al.
PLoS One • 2026
Tail Suspension Test
Objective: Screening antidepressants and behavioral evaluation in animal models to assess depressive-like behavior
This is a Tail Suspension Test protocol using Mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 5 procedural steps, 1 equipment items, 1 materials. Extracted from a 2026 paper published in PLoS One.
Model and subjects
Mouse • C57BL/6 • Female • 6-week-old • 100
Study window
~6 minutes hands-on
Core workflow
Set up partition system • Attach mouse to crossbar • Initial acclimatization period
Primary readouts
- Duration of immobility time during 4-minute observation period
Key equipment and reagents
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Set up partition system
Position homemade partition 50 cm from ground with one open side for observation and closed sides to prevent external interference
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“With a homemade partition 50 cm from the ground, one side is open, the mouse is easy to observe”
Attach mouse to crossbar
Glue the mouse tail to the crossbar placed on the partition
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“the mouse tail is glued to the crossbar placed on the partition beforehand”
Initial acclimatization period
Allow mice to acclimatize to the environment for the first 2 minutes
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“The mice were allowed to acclimatize to the environment for the first 2 min”
Record immobility time
Record the immobility time for the last 4 minutes of the 6-minute test
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“the immobility time was recorded for the last 4 min”
Maintain quiet environment
Keep the laboratory environment quiet during the experiment
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“The laboratory environment was kept quiet during the experiment”