Tail Suspension Test
The automatic tail-suspension test allows a fast and reliable screening of the psychotropic properties (anti-depressants, sedatives) of drugs.
- Fully automatic and operator-independent
- Includes 4 types of randomization processes of the animal list
- Measurement of up to 6 animals in the same run
- Full control of the calibration
- High predictability for antidepressant effects in humans
- Based on innate behaviours and despair models
- Widely used in literature and deeply validated in phenotyping and pharmacology
- Simple to set up and use
- Replay possible with other parameters
- Short-lasting experiment (usually 6 minutes)
- Optional video recording to adjust the activity threshold
