Effect of ovariectomy and steroid treatment in the sexual behavior of the female.

<p>Mean±SEM lordosis rating or inter-intromission interval in the adult female offspring of Low or High LG mothers tested with a stud male in the pacing chamber arena (n = 7–10/group) either intact (at proestrus) or following ovariectomy with E2B+progesterone replacement. For the lordosis rating data, groups lying underneath the line differ significantly (<i>p</i> <0.05) from the High LG/intact group such that the maternal effect is apparent among intact animals, but not ovariectomized animals with a common level of steroid replacement. For the inter-intromission interval data, the maternal effect is apparent (* <i>p</i> <0.05) among both intact and ovariectomy/steroid-primed conditions.