Obesity is a major health risk, with junk food consumption playing a central role in weight gain,
because of its high palatability and high-energy nutrients. The Cafeteria (CAF) diet model …

In the field of behavioral neuroscience, it is essential to use the appropriate animal models
for the topic of investigation. Using the wrong model can result in false interpretation of the …

Serotonin plays an important role in male sexual behavior. Many studies have been performed
on the pivotal role of 5-HT 1A receptors in sexual behavior. Overall, 5-HT 1A receptors do …

Introduction Serotonin (5‐HT) is an important neurotransmitter for sexual behaviors.
Heterozygous (+/−) serotonin transporter (SERT) rats and SERT knockout rats (−/−) have …

This review focuses on the role of serotonin and especially 5-HT 1A receptors in female rat
sexual behavior. In addition, the differences and/or similarities with male rats are discussed. …

Intrasexual competition is an important element of natural selection in which the most attractive
conspecific has a considerable reproductive advantage over the others. The conspecifics …

Introduction Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) affects 33–48% of women. Female rats with
low sexual activity might model FSD. Aim In this study, we have investigated whether in a …

Both male and female rats produce 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) in the presence
of a sexual partner and during copulation. Previous studies showed that USVs have no …

The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) during pregnancy has increased
tremendously, but the consequences for the offspring remain largely unclear. Several studies …

The existence of sexual dysfunctions in men, including premature and retarded ejaculation
poses challenges to develop translational models in rats that may help in improving …