Apr 05, 2024
Version 2
Tail Suspension Test V.2
- 1Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Protocol Citation: Marina Lorente Picón, Núria Peñuelas, Ariadna Laguna, Marta Gonzalez-Sepulveda, Miquel Vila 2024. Tail Suspension Test. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvr3222vmk/v2Version created by Miquel Vila
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Protocol status: Working
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Created: April 05, 2024
Last Modified: April 08, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 97833
Funders Acknowledgement:
Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s
Grant ID: ASAP-020505
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Abstract
Tail Suspension Test for mice
Suspend animals by their tails with tape in a suspension bar.
To avoid the tail climbing behavior, pass a 2cm methacrylate tube through the tail before suspending the animal.
Quantify the escape-oriented behaviors (i.e. fore and hind limbs movement) during six minutes. Vocalizations were registered during this period with a yes/no score.
Calculate the total immobilization time (s) as the sum of all the time the animal was not performing any escape-oriented behavior.