Research Article

Effects of Cultured Cordycep militaris on Sexual Performance and Erectile Function in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Rats

Table 2

Effects of 3-week administration of vehicle, CCM (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 g/kg BW) or sildenafil citrate (5 mg/kg BW) on mating behaviour in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

GroupParameters of mating behaviour
Mount latency (ML; min)Intromission latency (IL; min)Ejaculation latency (EL; min)Mount frequency (MF; count)Intromission frequency (IF; count)Ejaculation frequency (EF; count)

Normal control
DM control
DM+CCM 0.1
DM+CCM 0.5
DM+CCM 1.0
DM+Sildenafil

Note: values represent (). different from the normal control group, and different from the DM control group.