The effect of recording interval lenght on behavioral assessment using the forced swimming test

  1. Álvarez-Suárez, Paloma 1
  2. Banqueri, María 1
  3. Vilella, Marina 1
  4. Méndez López, Marta 1
  5. Arias Pérez, Jorge Luis 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Oviedo, España

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Journal:
Revista iberoamericana de psicología y salud

ISSN: 2171-2069

Year of publication: 2015

Volume: 6

Issue: 2

Pages: 90-95

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.RIPS.2015.04.004 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The forced swimming test is a method used in the assessment of depressive-like behavior in rodents. Changes in the original forced swimming test procedure developed by Porsolt et al. and their influence in the results is a controversial issue and has been discussed in many studies. Animal's behavior is usually recorded by partial interval recording, dividing the total recording time into equal intervals and manually recording the predominant behavior. Despite the influence of the recording method in the subsequent results, this issue has not been further studied nor normalized. The aim of this study was to assess whether the representativeness of the data is influenced by the recording interval length, by recording behaviors (immobility, swim and climbing) in the same subjects at 3, 5 and 10 s recording intervals. We used a non-pathological sample of male and female adult Wistar rats. Our results show no differences in the use of these three recording intervals in the registration method of the forced swimming test, for the main three behaviors measured.

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