Function of intromissions on intromission-return latency of female rats during paced sexual behavior

Physiology & Behavior
L Y Yang, L G Clemens

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to examine how multiple intromissions affect the temporal pattern of the female rat's copulatory behavior; in particular, her latency to return to the male following intromission (intromission-return latency, IRL) and if different hormone replacement regimens affect the temporal aspects of female copulatory behavior. Repeated intromissions alone, without ejaculation, often resulted in prolonged IRLs equal to the postej aculatory refractory period (PER). The first prolonged IRL occurred most frequently between the 24th and 44th intromission. The similar pattern of IRLs around the PER and the prolonged IRLs may indicate that the mechanisms mediating the occurrence of the prolonged IRL are similar to those for the PER. One possible function of the prolonged IRLs may be to facilitate the male's ejaculation after the female has received enough vaginocervical stimulation for the induction of the progestational state of pregnancy. Finally, females receiving a single dose of 50 microg estradiol benzoate (EB) followed by an injection of 0.5 mg progesterone (P) 48 h later showed a significantly longer PER than those receiving 3 daily injections of 0.5 microg EB followed by an injection of 0.5 mg P 24 h a...Continue Reading

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