FORCED SWIMMING TEST CYLINDERS, 30 x 50 cm, model LE803L is manufactured by Panlab The forced swimming test is a relatively simplistic and widely used model for testing depression. The forced-swimming paradigm was originally adopted by Porsolt et al. (1978). Naïve rats and mice forced to swim in a transparent cylinder (aversive and confined environment) innately fight to escape the apparatus. Following failed attempts to escape, they become immobile (i. e. float), a behavior generally considered as despair or "depressive-like”. Prior treatment with antidepressants decreases the time spent immobile and increases the latency to reach the first immobility episode. All cylinders are made of Perspex Acrylic.
Specification
Size: 30 x 50 cm (12 x 20 in)
Features
Standard transparent cylinder Available in customized sizes by special order