Table 1.
Sexual behavior of gonadally intact ERαNesCre males.
| Behavioral events | Sexually naive (Test 1) | Sexually experienced (Test 2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERα fl/fl | ERα NesCre | ERα fl/fl | ERα NesCre | |
| Number of Mounts (M) | 6.4 ± 1.7 | 15.2 ± 3.2* | 5.7 ± 1.8 | 13.3 ± 2.8* |
| Number of Mounts with intromissions (MI) | 26.6 ± 4.7 | 52.5 ± 7.1** | 25.6 ± 4.7 | 45.2 ± 7.1* |
| Intromission ratio MI/M + MI (%) | 78 ± 5 | 76 ± 4 | 82 ± 5 | 78 ± 3 |
| MI duration (s) | 17.9 ± 2.1 | 17.6 ± 1.2 | 18.6 ± 1.7 | 19.6 ± 1.5 |
| MI interval (s) | 43.7 ± 7.9 | 80.9 ± 7.7** | 22.8 ± 2.7 | 83.4 ± 26.1*** |
| Pelvic thrusts | 531.2 ± 83.2 | 1026.2 ± 150.5* | 560.3 ± 100.6 | 995.1 ± 129.8* |
Quantification of sexual behavior components displayed by intact sexually naive and experienced control (ERαfl/fl) and mutant (ERαNesCre) males. Data are means ± S.E.M. for 10 males per genotype. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 versus control littermates.