CUS schedule for male and female rats
CUS procedure | ||
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Day | Males | Females |
1 | 15-min footshock | 15-min footshock |
2 | 30-min restraint | 30-min restraint |
3 | Social defeat | 24-h lights on |
4 | 10-min tail pinch | 10-min tail pinch |
5 | 24-h wet bedding | 24-h wet bedding |
6 | 15-min footshock | 15-min footshock |
7 | 1-h shake/overcrowding | 1-h shake/overcrowding |
8 | Social defeat | 24-h wet bedding |
9 | 10-min tail pinch | 10-min tail pinch |
10 | 24-h lights on | 24-h lights on |
11 | Social defeat | 15-min footshock |
12 | 10-min tail pinch | 10-min tail pinch |
13 | 24-h lights on | 24-h lights on |
14 | 15-min footshock | 30-min restraint |
15 | 24-h wet bedding | |
16 | 15-min footshock | |
17 | 10-min tail pinch | |
18 | 24-h lights on | |
19 | 1-h shake/overcrowding | |
20 | 24-h wet bedding | |
21 | 15-min footshock |
Rats were exposed to one daily stressor over a series of 14 d (males) or 21 d (females). Individual stressor protocols described in further detail in the methods section.