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Differences in intravaginal ejaculation latency reflect normal biological variation,but the causes are poorly understood.Here,we investigated whether variation in ejaculation latency in an experimental rat model is related to altered sympathetic nervous s
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Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000,
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Differences in intravaginal ejaculation latency reflect normal biological variation,but the causes are poorly understood.Here,we investigated whether variation in ejaculation latency in an experimental rat model is related to altered sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity and expression of N-methyI-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN).Male rats were classified as “sluggish,” “normal,” and “rapid” ejaculators on the basis of ejaculation frequency during copulatory behavioral testing.The lumbar splanchnic nerve activity baselines in these groups were not significantly different at 1460 ± 480 mV,1660 ± 600 mV,and 1680 ± 490 mV,respectively (P =0.71).However,SNS sensitivity was remarkably different between the groups (P < 0.01),being 28.9% ± 8.1% in “sluggish,” 48.4% ± 7.5% in “normal,” and 88.7% ± 7.4% in “rapid” groups.Compared with “normal” ejaculators,the percentage of neurons expressing NMDA receptors in the PVN of “rapid” ejaculators was significantly higher,whereas it was significantly lower in “sluggish” ejaculators (P =0.01).In addition,there was a positive correlation between the expression of NMDA receptors in the PVN and SNS sensitivity (r =0.876,P =0.02).This study shows that intravaginal ejaculatory latency is associated with SNS activity and is mediated by NMDA receptors in the PVN.
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