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. 2012 Nov 7;38(4):585–595. doi: 10.1038/npp.2012.216

Table 1. CUS Treatment Schedule.

Day 1 30-min restraint
Day 2 1-h shaking/crowding (6 rats/box, 220 shakes/min)
Day 3 Social defeat (with 45 min protected exposure post-defeat)
Day 4 10-min tail pinch (in restraint tube)
Day 5 24-h wet bedding
Day 6 Social defeat
Day 7 1-h shaking/crowding
Day 8 15-min mild footshock (30 s every 3 min, 5 s on/5 s off. 1.5 mA)
Day 9 30-min restraint
Day 10 Social defeat (begin food restriction, when applicable, for AST expts)
Day 11 15-min mild footshock
Day 12 10-min tail pinch
Day 13 24-h wet bedding
Day 14 15-min mild footshock
Day 15 Habituation day for AST
Day 16 Training day for AST
Day 17 Testing day for AST