Prenatal testosterone supplementation alters puberty onset, aggressive behavior, and partner preference in adult male rats

Table 5 Results from evaluation of sexual partner preference of adult male rats supplemented prenatally with testosterone

Variable	Experimental groups
Variable	Control (n = 8)	Testosterone (n = 8)
Number of visits to the female zone	9.12 ± 1.82	8.5 ± 1.97
Number of visits to the male zone	6.62 ± 1.68	9.0 ± 2.12
Total time spent within female zone (s)	693.14 ± 114.19	228.28 ± 93.47*
Total time spent within male zone (s)	234.62 ± 68.49	352.75 ± 127.21*
Preference score	+458.5 ± 143.12	−124.5 ± 173.23*

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM for 8 animals/group, * p < 0.05, Student′s t test

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