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Table 5 Sexual behavior of rats fed SD or HFD during 15 weeks

From: Diet-induced obesity in rats leads to a decrease in sperm motility

 

SD

HFD

Latency to the first mount (s)

56.45 ± 12.06 (n = 11)

133.3 ± 35.93* (n = 12)

Latency to the first intromission (s)

110.45 ± 24.09 (n = 11)

169.67 ± 44.98 (n = 12)

Number of intromissions until the first ejaculation

19.94 ± 2.01 (n = 11)

14.50 ± 1.36 (n = 12)

Latency to the first ejaculation (s)

664.00 ± 68.82 (n = 8)

946.67 ± 123.91 (n = 12)

Latency to the first post-ejaculatory intromissions (s)

952.00 ± 66.01 (n = 8)

1234.64 ± 142.30 (n = 11)

Number of post-ejaculatory intromissions

25.75 ± 2.2.07 (n = 8)

14.82 ± 2.75* (n = 11)

Number of ejaculations

2.88 ± 0.23 (n = 8)

2.17 ± 0.30 (n = 12)

N

11

12

  1. Data expressed as means ± SEM. Student t test. *p < 0.05