Effects of REM sleep restriction during pregnancy on rodent maternal behavior

Objective:To evaluate the effects of sleep restriction during pregnancy on maternal care and maternal aggression in a rodent model.Methods:Twenty-three female Wistar rats were assigned to one of two groups: control (n=12) or sleep restriction (n=11) during the entire pregnancy. At the fifth postpart...

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Main Authors: Gabriel N. Pires, Sergio Tufik, Monica L. Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2015-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462015005041629&lng=en&tlng=en