Tail Suspension Test
Objective: Measurement of depressive-like behavior through quantification of immobility duration in suspended mice
This is a Tail Suspension Test protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 2 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2008 paper published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Model and subjects
mouse • Not specified • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Suspend mouse by tail • Quantify immobility
Primary readouts
- Duration of immobility during tail suspension test
- Depressive-like behavioral phenotype
Key equipment and reagents
Verified items
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Suspend mouse by tail
Place mouse in tail suspension test apparatus by suspending from tail
Note: Immobility duration is the primary measurement
View evidence from paper
“increased duration of immobility in both the forced swim and tail suspension tests”
Quantify immobility
Measure and record the duration of immobility during tail suspension test
Note: Immobility is the key behavioral indicator of depressive-like behavior
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“measured by increased duration of immobility in both the forced swim and tail suspension tests”