The Porsolt "Forced Swim" Test is used to test and evaluate animal models of depression. This test is usually used to evaluate the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs. This instrument is suitable for rats, mice, or other laboratory animals. By placing the experimental animals in a confined environment (such as water), they struggle desperately to escape but are unable to do so, providing an unavoidable oppressive environment. After a period of experimentation, the animals exhibit a typical "floating immobility state", reflecting their "desperate state", and recording a series of parameters during the process of animals in that environment developing a desperate immobility state. The product records the experimental process and automatically analyzes the images. The result can generate a report automatically. The system can simultaneously monitor experiments on multiple animals.

Typical parameters:
The latency period for entering a state of floating immobility
Number of instances of escape behavior
Total active swimming time
Total floating time

Note: This product is mainly used as an experimental instrument for scientific research. Non clinical medical equipment.