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Intact adult male rats were treated with bromocriptine 0–20 mg/kg and pergolide 0–3.2 mg/kg. Two hours after the injection of the respective drug the male rat was presented with a receptive female and various components of the sexual behavior were recorded. Pergolide produced a dose-dependent decrease in the number of intromissions preceding ejaculation and a shortening of the ejaculation latency. The only effect observed after the injection of bromocriptine was an increase in the post-ejaculatory interval at high doses.
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Ahlenius, S., Engel, J., Larsson, K. et al. Effects of pergolide and bromocriptine on male rat sexual behavior. J. Neural Transmission 54, 165–170 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01254926
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