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. 2015 Feb 2;6:6. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00006

Table 1.

Example of stressors distribution.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Week 1 BW hot drier Shaking Restraint Social defeat Restraint Restraint Tilted cage
Week 2 BW restraint Shaking Social defeat Restraint Shaking Social defeat Restraint
Week 3 BW restraint Social defeat Restraint BC-zenith Social defeat Restraint Shaking
Week 4 BW EPM FST Shaking Restraint Shaking Hot drier
BC – nadir OF TST
Social defeat Restraint Social defeat
Week 5 BW restraint Sacrifice 4 weeks tilted cage Cytometry hot drier Restraint Social defeat Inverted light Inverted light
Week 6 BW hot drier Shaking Restraint Inverted light Overnight illumination Restraint Hot drier
Week 7 BW restraint Social defeat Restraint BC-zenith Shaking Restraint Overnight illumination
Week 8 BWBC-nadir EPM OF Restraint FST TST Social defeat MWM shaking MWM restraint MWM restraint MWM shaking
Week 9 BW Sacrifice 8 weeks Cytometry

BW, body weight measurement; BC, blood collection; EPM, elevated-plus maze; OF, open field; FST, forced swimming test; TST, tail-suspension test; MWM, Morris water maze test.