JoVE Logo
Faculty Resource Center

Sign In

Behavioral Approaches to Studying Innate Stress in Zebrafish

DOI :

10.3791/59092-v

May 1st, 2019

May 1st, 2019

8,502 Views

1Jupiter Life Science Initiative, Florida Atlantic University, 2Wilkes Honors College and Florida Atlantic University, 3Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University

This manuscript describes a simple method to measure stress behaviorally in adult zebrafish. The approach takes advantage of the innate tendency that zebrafish prefer the bottom half of a tank when in a stressful state. We also describe methods for coupling the assay with pharmacology.

Tags

Behavioral Approaches

-- Views

Related Videos

article

The Resident-intruder Paradigm: A Standardized Test for Aggression, Violence and Social Stress

article

A Procedure to Observe Context-induced Renewal of Pavlovian-conditioned Alcohol-seeking Behavior in Rats

article

Asymmetric Walkway: A Novel Behavioral Assay for Studying Asymmetric Locomotion

article

A Mouse Model of Subchronic and Mild Social Defeat Stress for Understanding Stress-induced Behavioral and Physiological Deficits

article

The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test

article

An Unpredictable Chronic Mild Stress Protocol for Instigating Depressive Symptoms, Behavioral Changes and Negative Health Outcomes in Rodents

article

Behavioral Disturbances: An Innovative Approach to Monitor the Modulatory Effects of a Nutraceutical Diet

article

The Unpredictable Chronic Mild Stress Protocol for Inducing Anhedonia in Mice

article

Stress-Enhanced Fear Learning, a Robust Rodent Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

article

A Visual Guide for Studying Behavioral Defenses to Pathogen Attacks in Leaf-Cutting Ants

JoVE Logo

Privacy

Terms of Use

Policies

Research

Education

ABOUT JoVE

Copyright © 2024 MyJoVE Corporation. All rights reserved