SEXUAL AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGES IN GOSSYPOL TREATED MALE MICE

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Abstract
Three groups of male mice, ten mice each, were treated by gossypol acetic acid
for (38) day by oral rote successively: group one treated with normal saline served as
control, group two treated with 20 mg/Kg. BW. and group three treated with 40 mg/Kg.
BW. The treated males were direct faced individually with adult males for aggressive
behavior tests, and virgin female diestrus for sexual behavior tests. The results were as
follow: the group two and three did not mice show any copulation activities during the 3-
hour of observation, group two as well as three mice had less initiative in attacking their
opponents and tended to avoid any longer contacts in combating. Afterward group two and
three mice got significant body weight changes compared with group one (control).
Therefore, the suggested conclusion of the study was gossypol tended to reduce the
aggressiveness and sexual activity, but moreover body weight of the male mice was
decreased.

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Article Title العربیة

دراسة السلوك الجنسي والعدواني في ذكور الفئران المختبرية المعاملة بحامض الكوسيبول

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مهند عبد الستار البياتي
Volume 5, Issue 1
Spring 2006
Page 117-126

  • Receive Date 01 June 2006
  • Revise Date 20 June 2006
  • Accept Date 25 June 2006
  • Publish Date 28 June 2006