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We have previously reported that administration of racemic mixtures of propranolol was associated with a marked inhibition of mating behavior in male rats. To compare the effects of (+)-propranolol, (-)-propranolol, and (+/-)-propranolol in sexually experienced males, rats ejaculating in four or more mating tests were divided into three groups (N = 16 per group) such that no differences in parameters of copulatory behavior were evidence in preexperimental tests. No major effect of propranolol on parameters of behavior associated with initiation of sexual behavior was evident. In contrast, other measures of behavior were profoundly modified. The ejaculatory threshold, indicated by the number of intromissions preceding ejaculation, was increased after (+)- and (+/-)-propranolol, but not (-)-propranolol. The number of mounts without intromission preceding ejaculation was increased only after (+/-)-propranolol. A decrease in copulatory efficacy was evident after (-)- or (+/-)-propranolol, but not after (+)-propranolol. Increases in ejaculation latency, intercopulatory interval, and postejaculatory interval were observed after (-)- and (+/-)-propranolol, but not after (+)-propranolol. In summary, the present data indicate that the (-) isomer of propranolol is the active form necessary for the inhibitory effects of propranolol on male sexual function. We suggest that this inhibition is due to specific receptor-mediated mechanisms, involving beta-adrenoceptors and 5-HT1A receptor interactions.
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