Effects of streptozotocin-induced diabetes on receptive and proceptive behaviors in female rats.
Sexual dysfunction in diabetic men is thoroughly recognized, while not yet done in diabetic women. Recently, Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced male rats showed a significantly depressed copulatory behavior, compared with normal animals. We investigated whether STZ-induced diabetic female rats would produce observable deficits in sexual behavior. Results in the present study are the first to show that STZ-induced diabetic female rats have a depressed sexual behavior.
Saito
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Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
Serizawa
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Hokao
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Tohei
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Aoki-Komori
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Takahashi
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D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013311:Streptozocin
D013311:Streptozocin