title: Perirhinal cortex lesions delay ejaculation in rats.
abstract: Afferents from the perirhinal cortex (PRh) form a major input to the hippocampal formation, which is known to be involved in sexual behavior in rodents. But there is a lacuna in literature regarding the role of the PRh in sexual behavior. Bilateral neurotoxic lesions of the PRh delayed the ejaculation latency and prolonged the mean inter-intromission interval significantly, suggesting a facilitatory role of the PRh in male rat sex behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Kartavya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Kamalesh K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gulia
authors.forename: Velayudhan Mohan
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Hruda Nanda
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Mallick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D004542:Ejaculation / Q000502:physiology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012737:Sex Factors; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric