Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
Reliability of sucrose preference testing following short or no food and water deprivation - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of rat models of chronic unpredictable stress
J. P. Berrio, O. Kalliokoski, S. Hestehave
This study evaluates the reliability of the sucrose preference test in rat models of chronic unpredictable stress, finding that short or no fasting improves reliability and that metabolic factors confound results.
DOI 10.1038/s41398-024-02742-0