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. 2006 Jan 19;103(5):1593–1598. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0508901103

Table 1. The procedure of CUS.

Day Type of stressor Time
1 30-min restraint a.m.
2 1-h shaking/crowding, 240 Hz with 6 rats in a box (1 ft × 1 ft × 1 ft) p.m.
3 24-h separation
4 15-min warm swim (31°C) a.m.
5 24-h high density of housing (6 rats per cage)
6 10-min cold swim (18°C) p.m.
7 1.5-h shaking/crowding, 240 Hz with 6 rats in a box (1 ft × 1 ft × 1 ft) a.m.
8 10-min inescapable shock (1.5 mA, 15 s on, 150 s off) p.m.
9 24-h separation
10 15-min warm swim (31°C) a.m.
11 15-min inescapable shock (1.5 mA, 15 s on, 150 s off) p.m.
12 10-min tail pinch (a clothespin placed at 1 cm from the base of tail) a.m.
13 10-min cold swim (18°C) p.m.
14 15-min inescapable shock (1.5 mA, 15 s on, 150 s off) a.m.