Table 2.
Schedule of stressors for the chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) group.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | am | Fox odor | PS | Shaking+restraint | Novel environment | Restraint | PS | Multiple cage change |
| pm | Dirty rat bedding | No bedding | Continuous light | Slanted cage | Slanted cage | Continuous light | No bedding | |
| Week 2 | am | PS | Shaking+restraint | Restraint | Multiple cage changes | Novel environment | Fox odor | PS |
| pm | Slanted cage | Continuous light | Slanted cage | No bedding | Dirty rat bedding | Continuous light | No bedding | |
| Week 3 | am | PS | Shaking+restraint | Novel environment | PS | Multiple cage change | Fox odor | Shaking+restraint |
| pm | Continuous light | Dirty rat bedding | No bedding | Slanted cage | No bedding | Continuous light | Slanted cage | |
| Week 4 | am | Fox odor | PS | Novel environment | Fox odor | Multiple cage changes | Shaking+restraint | PS |
| pm | Continuous light | No bedding | Dirty rat bedding | Continuous light | Slanted cage | No bedding | Dirty rat bedding |