The effect of septal lesion on sexual behavior, sperm count and testicular activity in Young male albino rats
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of septal lesion on sexual behavior sperm count and testicular morphology in male albino rats 24 adult sexually experienced male Haffkine albino rats aged between 90120 days and weighing between 200 250 grams were selected for the study They were divided into three groups Group I n8 as controls Group II n8 were sham operated and Group III n8 were septal lesioned The components of male sexual behavior are pursuit mount intromission and ejaculation The latencies of different components of male sexual behavior were recorded by using separate stop watches for each of the parameters studied Simultaneously frequencies of the different components of sexual behavior was also recorded in 10 minutes The occurrence of each pursuit mount intromission and ejaculation was scored according to classical criteria Testicular morphology and sperm count was estimated The results indicate that septal lesions are effective in suppressing the sexual behavior in rats as indicated by increase in pursuit mount intromission and ejaculation latencies Plt001 and shows significant decrease in intromission and ejaculation frequency plt001 decrease in sex drive 001 but no change in pursuit and mount frequency There is statistically significant decrease in testicular weight in septally lesioned rats as compared to control and sham group The sperm count is markedly reduced plt001 in septally lesioned rat as compared to control and sham group The present study shows that the bilateral lesion of the septal nuclei decreases the sexual behavior in male rats The bilateral septal lesion also alters the testicular weight and morphology along with decrease in sperm count This indicates that septal nuclei control the functions of reproductive organ in male rats It would be worthwhile to estimate testosterone levels in male rats following septal lesions to elucidate the exact mechanism of action of septal lesionKeywords Septal Nuclei Lesion Male Rats Sexual Behavior Sperm Count Testicular Morphology
Authors and Affiliations
Meena Agarwal, Jagdish Hundekari
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- DOI 10.18231/2394-2126.2018.0015
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