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Table 2 Male sexual behavior

From: The roles of testicular nuclear receptor 4 (TR4) in male fertility-priapism and sexual behavior defects in TR4 knockout mice

Behavior

TRIAL, 90 min

TRIAL, 6h

 

TR4+/+(N = 9)

TR4-/- (N = 11)

TR4+/+(N = 4)

TR4-/- (N = 6)

Mounts

    

No. of mice

9/9+

0/11*

4/4+

5/6

Mean no. of mounts

 

0

 

33.8

Range

3-70

 

11-24

0-58

Latency to behavior ++

  

21.5 ± 20.0

136.8 ± 111.1*

Intromissions

    

No. of mice

5/9

0/11*

4/4

2/6

Mean no. of mounts

 

0

14

7.2

Range

0-98

 

11-17

0-34

Latency to behavior ++

  

44.3 ± 32.1

89.8 ± 89.5

Ejaculation

    

No. of mice

2/9

0/11*

4/4

1/6*

Latency to behavior ++

  

71.2 ± 58.6

91

Plug Present

  

4/4

0/6

  1. +Number of mice showing behavior/number of mice tested; ++ Mean ± standard deviation among animals showing behavior; Latencies are reported in minutes; *P < 0.05
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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