TITLE:
Influence of Prenatal and Postnatal Stress on the Sexual Behavior of Rats
AUTHORS:
Lílian Rose Maia Gomes, Luis Alexandre Ribeiro da Rocha, Sonia Maria Soares Ferreira, Renata Sampaio Rodrigues Soutinho, Euclides Maurício Trindade-Filho
KEYWORDS:
Sexual Behavior, Stress, Rat
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Neuroscience,
Vol.6 No.2,
May
6,
2016
ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate the effects of prenatal and postnatal stress on the sexual behavior of rats. Methods: Thirty-two 2-month-old male Wistar rats were divided as follows: the EG Group (comprised of 10 rats whose mothers underwent gestational stress), the EO Group (11 rats subjected to postnatal stress), and the SE Group (control group, comprised of 11 animals that went through no stress whatsoever). Upon reaching adulthood, these male rates were introduced to females and had their sexual behavior assessed based on the number of mounts. Results: The animals from the EP Group showed significantly fewer mounts (74 ± 24.77, p