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Sexual behavior of male rats following removal of the glans penis at weaning
Author(s) -
Spaulding William D.,
Peck Carol K.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
developmental psychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1098-2302
pISSN - 0012-1630
DOI - 10.1002/dev.420070108
Subject(s) - glans penis , ejaculation , penis , glans , weaning , sexual behavior , adult male , andrology , physiology , psychology , medicine , anatomy , developmental psychology
Male rats in which the glans penis was removed at 20 days of age showed all of the sexual behavior patterns of normal rats, including ejaculation, when tested as adults. However, the distribution of the behaviors within the patterns was statistically different from normal: the experimental males required a greater number of mounts and a longer time for ejaculation than did control males.