OXYTOCIN IMPROVES MALE COPULATORY PERFORMANCE IN RATS

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作者
ARLETTI, R [1 ]
BAZZANI, C [1 ]
CASTELLI, M [1 ]
BERTOLINI, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MODENA, INST PHARMACOL, I-41100 MODENA, ITALY
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10.1016/0018-506X(85)90002-9
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B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
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03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The role of oxytocin in male copulatory performance was reexamined in rats. Adult male rats were trained 7 times for copulatory behavior, at weekly intervals. Oxytocin, either i.p. injected (200 ng/rat) or intracerebroventricularly [i.c.v.] infused (1 ng/rat in 4 .mu.l saline) 60 and 5 min, respectively, before the 8th test, significantly shortened both the ejaculation latency and the postejaculatory interval. The i.c.v. infusion of saline alone (4 .mu.l/rat) had no effect at all.
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