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 16. &n