Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of paternal sleep disturbances on the biobehavioral development of offspring in rats. The biobehavioral characterization of adult offspring was detected by Morris water maze test, elevated plus maze, and forced swimming test. We report the presence of a significant decrease in the percentage of time spent in open arms (the time spent in the open arms/the time spent in the open arms + the time spent in the closed arms) and the percentage of entry into open arms (entry into the open arms/entry into the open arms + entry into closed arms) in elevated plus maze, and a significant increase in the immobility time in forced swimming test, following paternal sleep disturbances. Other aspects of neurobehavioral function, including locomotor activity, learning and memory were not affected by paternal sleep disturbances. Paternal sleep disturbances exert a long-term effect on the emotional behavior characterization of adult rat offspring.
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