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Assessment of aggression, sexual behavior and fertility in adult male rat following long-term ingestion of four industrial metals salts

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box: 3030 Irbid 22110; Jordan

M H Al-Hamood

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Jerash Private University, PO Box: 311, Jerash 26110, Jordan

A M Elbetieha

Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box: 3030 Irbid 22110; Jordan

1 The effect of long-term ingestion of the industrial metals salts, manganese sulfate, aluminum chloride, lead acetate and copper chloride was investigated on aggression, sexual behavior and fertility in male rat. Adult male rats ingested solutions of these salts along with drinking water at a concentration of 1000 p.p.m. for 12 weeks.

2 Male rat sexual behavior was suppressed after the ingestion of manganese sulfate, aluminum chloride, lead acetate and copper chloride. The ingestion of solutions of these salts markedly prolonged the intromission and ejaculation latencies. Aluminum chloride and copper chloride reduced the copulatory efficiency.

3 Male rat aggression was also abolished after the ingestion of manganese sulfate, aluminum chloride, lead acetate and copper chloride. The ingestion of solutions of these salts markedly suppressed lateralizations, boxing bouts, fight with stud male and ventral presenting postures.

4 Fertility was reduced in male rats ingested with lead acetate. The total number of resorptions was increased in female rats impregnated by males ingested with manganese sulfate and lead acetate.

5 Body, absolute or relative testes, seminal vesicles weights were dropped in adult male rats ingested with manganese sulfate, aluminum chloride, lead acetate and copper chloride. However, the absolute or relative preputial gland weights were not affected. Collectively, these results suggest that the long-term ingestion of manganese sulfate, aluminum chloride, lead acetate and copper chloride would have adverse effects on sexual behavior, territorial aggression, fertility and the reproductive system of the adult male rat.

Key Words: Industrial metal salts • sex behavior • aggression • fertility • reproduction • male rat

Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol. 17, No. 10, 570-576 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/096032719801701008


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