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Fiziol. Zh. 2013; 59(5): 20-24

Peculiarities of sexual behavior of female rats with hyperandrogenia in pubertal and postpubertal periods

Nosenko ND, Lymarieva AA

    State Institution “V.P. Kommissarenko Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/fz59.05.020


Abstract

The parameters of female and male sexual behavior in 3- and 6- month old female rats which were exposed to an androgen excess (subcutaneous implantation of Silastic capsules containing 5 mg of crystalline testosterone) from the beginning of pubertal period (at the age of 35 days), or within postpubertal period (at the age of 4 months). Hyperandrogenia in pubertal period had no effect on female sexual behavior formation, but it led to appearance of male behavior components in 100% of animals. In female rats which were implanted with testosterone capsules in postpubertal period, sexual disturbances were more pronounced and were characterized by masculinization and defeminization, which was due to a higher degree of androgenic saturation. The data obtained suggest a leading role of hyperandrogenemia in the pathogenesis of sexual behavior disturbances in female rats in different periods of individual development.

Keywords: sexual behavior, hyperandrogenia, pubertal andpostpubertal period, female rats.

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