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Two experiments explored a potential role for endogenous opiates in the regulation of sexual behavior of male rats. Specifically, we questioned whether such opiates regulated the refractory period following ejaculation during copulation, or the latency period for the evocation of penile reflexes (erections, cups, and flips) from supine males. Animals were injected IP with 15-45 mg/kg naloxone hydrochloride 30 min prior to the start of reflex testing, and with 7.5-45 mg/kg naloxone hydrochloride 30 min before testing for copulation. Naloxone resulted in a small but reliable decrease in the number of penile flips. Reflex latency and other measures of penile reflexes were unaffected. At all doses used, naloxone significantly prolonged the postejaculatory refractory period, and there were no other effects on copulation.
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