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. 2016 Mar 2;8:6. doi: 10.1186/s11689-016-9140-2

Table 1.

Overview of the behavioral tests per batch

Age Task Batch Subjects (n)
3 weeks Juvenile social interaction Batch 1 + 2 6–7 genotype-matched pairs per genotype
4 weeks Extended SHIRPA screen Batch 1 + 2 19–26 per genotype
6 weeks Extended SHIRPA screen Batch 1 + 2 19–26 per genotype
8 weeks Extended SHIRPA screen Batch 1 + 2 19–26 per genotype
Adult Extended SHIRPA screen Batch 1 10–15 per genotype
Open field Batch 1 10–15 per genotype
Elevated plus maze Batch 1 10–15 per genotype
Social discrimination Batch 1 10–15 per genotype
Buried food test Batch 2 9–11 per genotype
Set shifting-reversal task Batch 2 9–11 per genotype
Social approach in 3-chamber Batch 3 12 per genotype
Novel object exploration task Batch 3 12 per genotype
Barnes maze-reversal task Batch 4 16 per genotype
Pre-pulse inhibition Batch 4 16 per genotype

Animals in batch 1 + 2 were weaned at post-natal day 21. Batch 3 + 4 animals were weaned at post-natal day 28