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Free Dyadic Social Interaction Test in Mice

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Pre-Clinical Models

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1916))

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Psychiatric disorders affect approximately one quarter of people worldwide at some point in their lifetime. This chapter provides a step-by-step guide to conduct behavioral tests in adult mice for investigations of social behavior, without the need for specific equipment. This test should allow the identification of key abnormalities in social interactions that can be followed up by targeted, more complex, behavioral analysis aimed at identification of new biomarkers and potential drug targets.

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  1. Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia

    Ann-Katrin Kraeuter & Zoltán Sarnyai

  2. Discipline of Biomedicine, College of Public Health, Medicine and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia

    Ann-Katrin Kraeuter & Zoltán Sarnyai

  3. Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Paul C. Guest

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    Paul C. Guest

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Kraeuter, AK., Guest, P.C., Sarnyai, Z. (2019). Free Dyadic Social Interaction Test in Mice. In: Guest, P. (eds) Pre-Clinical Models. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1916. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8994-2_8

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