Part I: Reviews
1. A Guide to Mass Spectrometry-based Quantitative Proteomics
Bradley J. Smith, Daniel Martins-de-Souza, and Mariana Fioramonte
2. Mitochondrial Involvement in Mental Disorders; Energy Metabolism, Genetic and Environmental Factors Keiko Iwata
3. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)-induced Animal Model of Type 2 Diabetes
Zahra Bahadoran, Parvin Mirmiran, and Asghar Ghasemi
Part II: Protocols
4. The Elevated Plus Maze Test for Measuring Anxiety-like Behaviour in Rodents
Ann-Katrin Kraeuter, Paul C. Guest, and Zoltán Sarnyai
5. The Forced Swim Test for Depression-like Behaviour in Rodents
Ann-Katrin Kraeuter, Paul C. Guest, and Zoltán Sarnyai
6. Object Burying Test for Assessment of Obsessive Compulsive Behaviours in Mice
Ann-Katrin Kraeuter, Paul C. Guest, and Zoltán Sarnyai
7. The Nest Building Test in Mice for Assessment of General Well-being
Ann-Katrin Kraeuter, Paul C. Guest, and Zoltán Sarnyai
8. Mouse Free Dyadic Social Interaction Test Ann-Katrin Kraeuter, Paul C. Guest, and Zoltán Sarnyai
9. The Open Field Test for Measuring Locomotor Activity and Anxiety-Like Behaviour
Ann-Katrin Kraeuter, Paul C. Guest, and Zoltán Sarnyai
10. The Y-maze for Assessment of Spatial Working and Reference Memory in Mice
Ann-Katrin Kraeuter, Paul C. Guest, and Zoltán Sarnyai
11. Maturation of a Human Oligodendrocyte Cell Line Gabriela Seabra, Valéria de Almeida, and Daniel Martins-de-Souza
12. Monitoring Age-related Changes in the Lactate/pyruvate Ratio using a Colorimetric Assay in a C. elegans Model of Increased Lifespan
Sumino Yanase, Kayo Yasuda, and Naoki Ishii
13. Isolation and Characterisation of Different Mesenchymal Stem Cell Populations from Rat Femur Frans Alexander Jacobs, Mari van de Vyver, and William Frank Ferris
14. Characterization of an Animal Model of Autism and Social Interaction
Keiko Iwata 15. Assaying Reproductive Capacity in Female Rodents
Catherine E. Aiken, Jane L. Tarry-Adkins, and Susan E. Ozanne
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