fluoxetine {labstats}

Fluoxetine data set

Description

Twenty rats were given fluoxetine and tested in the forced swim test (FST).

Format

A data frame with 20 rows and 2 variables:

dose:

Dose of fluoxetine (0, 80, 160, or 240 mg/L).

time.immob:

Total immobility time in the FST (seconds).

Details

Twenty rats were randomly assigned to a control condition or three doses of fluoxetine. Fluoxetine was administered in the drinking water. The amount of time the rats were immobile in the FST was measured and greater immobility time implies a more depressive phenotype.

References

Lazic SE (2008). Why we should use simpler models if the data allow this: relevance for ANOVA designs in experimental biology. BMC Physiology 8:16.