behavior/neurological
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• mice do not exhibit increased anxiety in an open field, dark/light box, or elevated plus maze
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• at 7 to 9 months and 12 to 15 months, mice spend more time immobile in a forced swim test (FTS) or tail suspension test (TST) than wild-type mice
• mice exhibit less escape activity from a water tank compared with wild-type mice
• however, treatment with antidepressants improves mobility in FTS and TST
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