Table 2.
Effects of 3-week administration of vehicle, CCM (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 g/kg BW) or sildenafil citrate (5 mg/kg BW) on mating behaviour in STZ-induced diabetic rats.
| Group | Parameters of mating behaviour | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount latency (ML; min) | Intromission latency (IL; min) | Ejaculation latency (EL; min) | Mount frequency (MF; count) | Intromission frequency (IF; count) | Ejaculation frequency (EF; count) | |
| Normal control | 0.29 ± 0.10 | 1.93 ± 0.76 | 18.46 ± 2.36 | 24.20 ± 5.56 | 57.80 ± 6.40 | 1.70 ± 0.26 |
| DM control | 0.53 ± 0.04∗ | 12.69 ± 3.72∗ | 25.91 ± 2.02 | 21.35 ± 3.20 | 20.60 ± 7.59∗ | 0.50 ± 0.22∗ |
| DM+CCM 0.1 | 0.24 ± 0.04# | 0.67 ± 0.15# | 17.52 ± 2.42 | 21.55 ± 3.09 | 51.00 ± 4.32 | 2.00 ± 0.33# |
| DM+CCM 0.5 | 0.22 ± 0.05# | 0.80 ± 0.24# | 17.50 ± 2.00 | 13.10 ± 2.92 | 57.25 ± 2.94# | 2.00 ± 0.33# |
| DM+CCM 1.0 | 0.29 ± 0.07# | 6.59 ± 3.71 | 24.37 ± 2.39 | 24.55 ± 7.11 | 35.60 ± 9.24 | 0.60 ± 0.27∗ |
| DM+Sildenafil | 0.14 ± 0.02# | 8.62 ± 3.94 | 18.98 ± 3.24 | 15.38 ± 3.06 | 23.30 ± 5.86∗ | 1.10 ± 0.32 |
Note: values represent mean ± SD (N = 10). ∗P < 0.05 different from the normal control group, and #P < 0.05 different from the DM control group.