Modelling sexual violence in male rats: the sexual aggression test (sxat)

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• who: Vinu00edcius E. de M. Oliveira from the translational aspects of SxA, ie, . a sexually aroused male persisting in forced sexual acts and showing aggressive behavior toward a non-willing and defensive female. In the process of establishing the first rat model of SxA, we first assessed the behavioral variability in sexually aroused male Wistar rats presented with a non-receptive female, i.e., scoring their persistence in mounting the non-willing female combined with aggression toward that female. Secondly, as personality traits [12, ] have been linked with sexual violence, we investigated, whether innate differences in anxiety . . .
  

   

  

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