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Forced Swimming Test Cylinders (Panlab)

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Forced Swimming Test Cylinders for screening anti-depressive effects. We provide several different sized transparent cylinders for the forced swimming test.

  • Standard transparent cylinder
  • Available in customized sizes by special order
Grouped product items
Item No. Description Qty
76-0471 Small Cylinder with Base for FST Experiments Please login to add to Quote
76-0472 Medium Cylinder with Base for FST Experiments Please login to add to Quote
76-0494 Large Cylinder with Base for FST Experiments Please login to add to Quote

The forced swimming test is a relatively simplistic and widely used model for testing depression. The forced-swimming paradigm was originally adopted by Porsolt et al. (1978). Naïve rats and mice forced to swim in a transparent cylinder (aversive and confined environment) innately fight to escape the apparatus. Following failed attempts to escape, they become immobile (i.e. float), a behavior generally considered as despair or “depressive-like”. Prior treatment with antidepressants decreases the time spent immobile and increases the latency to reach the first immobility episode.

We provide several different sized transparent cylinders for the forced swimming test. All cylinders are made of Perspex acrylic.

Item #  Dimensions 
 76-0471  10 x 25 cm (4 x 10 in)
 76-0472  20 x 50 cm ( 8 x 20 in)
 76-0494  30 x 50 cm (12 x 20 in)
 All cylinders are made of Perspex acrylic. 
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