Title: social interaction test
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - social interaction test
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12078
Status: current

Definition
Behavioral test wherein a rodent stranger is placed in the cage of a domestic rodent and intensities and duration of interactions (e.g., sniffing, aggression, avoidance) between the socially unacquainted animals are observed.

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 905 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'social interaction test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12078
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