Effect of vomeronasal organ removal on sexual behavior of sexually naive male mice
Behavior | VNOi (n = 11) | VNOx (n = 9) |
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Anogenital investigation | ||
Percentage showing | 100 | 100 |
Latency (min) | 26.5 ± 10.7 | 15.5 ± 12.6 |
Number per test | 4.8 ± 0.8 | 4.5 ± 1.3 |
Mounts (with or without intromission) | ||
Percentage showing | 100 | 100 |
Latency (min) | 23.3 ± 16.8 | 15.3 ± 6.6 |
Number per test | 35.5 ± 4.6 | 28.0 ± 7.5 |
Mounts per minute | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.3 |
Mounts (with intromission) | ||
Percentage showing | 100 | 100 |
Latency (min) | 27.1 ± 14 | 21.1 ± 9.6 |
Number per test | 20.8 ± 2.9 | 20.5 ± 6.0 |
Mounts (with intromission) per minute | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.2 |
Interintromission interval (min) | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 0.9 |
Percentage of mounts leading to intromission | 27.0 ± 6.4 | 26.6 ± 8.6 |
Ejaculations | ||
Percentage showing | 91 | 100 |
Latency (min) | 29.4 ± 4.3 | 41.9 ± 11.7 |
Data were summed over two 4 hr tests and are expressed as mean ± SEM.