Table 1.
Effect of prenatal low dose DBP exposure on male-type sexual behavior in male rats of 6-month age
| Feature | First test | Second test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | DBP | Control | DBP | |
| Latency period, s | ||||
| First mount | 109.4 (10–219) | 15.2 (3–40)* | 3.8 (2–9)** | 20.4 (2–73)* |
| First intromission | 125.2 (15–259) | 21.2 (8–51)* | 28.0 (3–113)** | 30.8 (9–88) |
| First ejaculation | > 900 | 490.6 (315–743)* | 361.4 (244–602)** | 451.0 (273–658) |
| Post-ejaculatory refractory period | > 900 | 267.8 (3–585)* | 416.2 (167–656)** | 129.4 (22–255)* |
| Number | ||||
| Mounts without intromission | 3.8 (1–6) | 2.4 (2–3) | 4.0 (3–5) | 2.8 (2–4)*,** |
| Mounts with intromission | 9.8 (1–19) | 18.8 (17–25)* | 17.4 (11–35) | 26.6 (20–32)** |
| Ejaculations | 0 (0) | 1.2 (1–2)* | 1.2 (1–2)** | 1.8 (1–2)*,** |
Five rats in each group. The test lasted 15 min. The data are presented as mean values and minimum and maximum figures (in the brackets). Statistical analysis by Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney non-parametric U-criterion
*p ≤ 0.01, p ≤ 0.05 compared to controls
**p ≤ 0.01, p ≤ 0.05 compared to the first test