Differential effect of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone on the sexual behavior of prepuberally castrated male rabbits |
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Authors: | C Beyer N Rivaud |
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Affiliation: | 1. Departmento de Investigacíon Cientifica Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Apartado Postal 73-032, México 73, D. F., Mexico;2. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, U. N. A. M. México, D. F., Mexico |
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Abstract: | The effect of testosterone propionate (Tp) and dihydrotestosterone propionate (DHTp) at doses of 1, 3 and 9 mg daily for 30 days on the copulatory behavior of prepuberally castrated male New Zealand white rabbits was studied. Tp was significantly more effective than DHTp in eliciting copulatory behavior at each dose level tested. Three milligrams Tp was the minimal dose required to elicit mounting consistently. DHTp at the high dose level (9 mg) only elicited sexual activity comparable to that observed with the low dose of Tp (1 mg). The results suggest that T does not need to be reduced to DHT to stimulate sexual behavior in the male rabbit. |
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