Depression Related Behavior Tests
Depression is a psychiatric heterogeneous syndrome characterized by significant and persistent depressed mood as the main clinical feature. The WHO lists depression as the biggest contributor to global disability.
Protheragen provides our clients with a variety of classic behavioral tests to assess depression. Our tests make reasonable use of behavioral tests in rewards, exploration, and despair, and play an important role in evaluating depression-related disorders and drug research for different causes.
Why Should I Conduct Depression Related Behavior Tests
- In the course of depression research, a great deal of information obtained at the molecular and cellular levels needs to be fully validated by animal behavior.
- The central nervous system is the main site of study for depression and antidepressants, so model animals are essential in the process of related studies.
- As a common model animal, rodents are highly similar to humans in terms of structure, function, metabolism and disease characteristics. In addition, it is the animal of choice for preclinical studies of depression because of its ease of experimental manipulation and observation.
The Depression Related Behavior Tests We Provide
Because clinically depressed patients often present with anxiety or alternating manifestations of anxiety and depression, tests for depression are also commonly used for anxiety detection.
Our company is committed to providing clients worldwide with recognized behavioral tests for detecting rodent models of depression, with the aim of providing clients with a reasonable selection of behavioral tests to help them with their research in related fields.
Fig. 1 Depression related behavior tests. (Planchez, 2019)
- Forced Swimming Test
- Tail Suspension Test
- Learned Helplessness Test
- Novelty-Suppressed Feeding Test
- Sucrose Preference Test
- Three-Chamber Sociability Test
Applications
- Research on the mechanism of action of depression-related diseases.
- Research on the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs.
- Screening and efficacy evaluation of antidepressant drugs.
Why Choose Us
One-stop service
All the questions encountered during depression behavior tests can be addressed by our company, including protocol evaluation, test indicator selection, and statistical data analysis.
High quality and efficient
Once the experimental protocol has been developed, we will quickly carry out high-quality testing services for you and ensure that the experimental results are delivered to you on time, saving your time and providing you with satisfactory results.
Scientific and reliable results
Equipped with sophisticated experimental equipment and data recording and analysis systems to ensure scientific reliability, we can present a variety of visual experimental results for our customers.
Protheragen provides high quality testing services for your research by selecting the appropriate experimental methods for depression related behaviors based on your research needs. If you are interested, please contact us at any time.
Reference
- Planchez, B.; et al. Animal models of major depression: drawbacks and challenges. Journal of Neural Transmission. 2019, 126(11): 1383-1408.