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Novelty-suppressed feeding test

XT Xiao-Hui Tang
GZ Guang-Fen Zhang
NX Ning Xu
GD Gui-Fang Duan
MJ Min Jia
RL Ru Liu
ZZ Zhi-Qiang Zhou
JY Jian-Jun Yang
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The mice were fasted 12 h before the experiment and the drinking water was not limited [19]. Before the experiment, two pieces of chow were placed in the center of a plastic box (40 cm × 40 cm × 40 cm; length × width × height). Then, mice were placed in the test box and allowed to move freely for 10 min. The time required for the mouse to enter the box to eat food for the first time is the feeding latency. The feeding latency was considered to be a measure of the level of depression in mice. At the end of the experiment, mice were placed in a cage with pre-weighed food, and the consumption of this food was recorded for 15 min.

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