Table 2.
Results of 90-min sexual behavioral tests (test 2)
| Test | αβWT | αβERKO | αERKO | βERKO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasonic vocalization | Number of mice | 7/7 | 1/8ठ| 1/2 | 9/9 |
| Mean latency* | 201.57 ± 10.71 | 231 | 189 | 131.67 ± 3.45§ | |
| Attempted mounts | Number of mice | 7/7 | 0/7ठ| 1/2 | 8/8 |
| Mean latency* | 682.86 ± 90.75 | — | 388 | 998.38 ± 96.49 | |
| Mean number/10 min | 1.89 ± 0.22 | 0.00 ± 0.00†‡§ | 0.78 ± 0.55 | 0.98 ± 0.06 | |
| Mounts | Number of mice | 7/7 | 0/7ठ| 1/2 | 7/8 |
| Mean latency* | 708.86 ± 88.53 | — | 808 | 1,171.43 ± 131.68 | |
| Mean number/10 min | 2.09 ± 0.19 | 0.00 ± 0.00†‡§ | 0.06 ± 0.04§ | 0.79 ± 0.09§ | |
| Intromissions | Number of mice | 6/7 | 0/7ठ| 1/2 | 7/8 |
| Mean latency* | 1,053.83 ± 135.68 | — | 808 | 1,398.71 ± 183.34 | |
| Mean number/10 min | 6.35 ± 0.97 | 0.00 ± 0.00†‡§ | 3.33 ± 2.36 | 4.53 ± 0.52 | |
| Ejaculation | Number of mice | 6/7 | 0/7ठ| 0/2 | 5/8 |
| Mean latency* | 3,336.17 ± 276.63 | — | — | 2,361.20 ± 215.42 | |
| Mean duration* | 27.33 ± 0.60 | — | — | 28.40 ± 1.02 | |
| Mean no. of mount + intromissions to the ejaculation* | 47.17 ± 6.34 | — | — | 26.80 ± 3.56 |
*
Included only the pairs that showed the behavior.
†
P < 0.05 vs. αERKO.
‡
P < 0.05 vs. βERKO.
§
P < 0.05 vs. αβWT.