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A Mouse Model of Subchronic and Mild Social Defeat Stress for Understanding Stress-induced Behavioral and Physiological Deficits
JoVE Journal
Behavior
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JoVE Journal Behavior
A Mouse Model of Subchronic and Mild Social Defeat Stress for Understanding Stress-induced Behavioral and Physiological Deficits
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08:10 min

November 24, 2015

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  • 00:05Title
  • 01:09Habituating the Animal
  • 01:58Screening Aggressive ICR Mice
  • 02:57The sCSDS Model
  • 05:20Social Avoidance Test (Social Interaction Test)
  • 06:40Results: sCSDS Baseline Scores
  • 07:38Conclusion

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Here, methods for developing a mouse model of subchronic and mild social defeat stress are described and used to investigate the pathogenic features of depression including hyperphagia- and polydipsia-like symptoms following increased body weight.

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