Table 1

Timeline of stressors followed for the 4 week UCMS protocol

DayStressor
1CT
2BR
3EC
4CT
5RN
6DR
7CT
8RN
9DR
10RN
11BR
12CT
13BR
14EC
15DR
16CT
17RN
18DR
19RN
20BR
21EC
22CT
23EC
24BR
25RN
26BR
27RN
28DR
  • The same timeline was repeated for the 8 week UCMS protocol. CT, 20° cage tilt along the vertical axis for 6 h; BR, tube restraint under bright light conditions for 4 min; EC, empty cage (absence of nesting) for 8 h; RN, remove nesting for 24 h; DR, tube restraint in dark conditions for 8 min.