The role of arginine vasotocin and prostaglandin F sub(2 alpha ) on oviposition and luteolysis in the common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina

The role of arginine vasotocin and prostaglandin F sub(2 alpha ) on oviposition and luteolysis in the common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina

The administration of arginine vasotocin (AVT) to gravid snapping turtles with steroidogenically active corpora lutea and high plasma progesterone concentration did not trigger oviposition, whereas 12 days after ovulation when luteolysis occurred and plasma progesterone concentration was low treatme...

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Veröffentlicht in:General and comparative endocrinology 1988-01, Vol.69 (1), p.56-64
Hauptverfasser: Mahmoud, I Y, Cyrus, R V, McAsey, ME, Cady, C, Woller, MJ
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Sprache:eng
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Chelydra serpentina
Freshwater
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Zusammenfassung:The administration of arginine vasotocin (AVT) to gravid snapping turtles with steroidogenically active corpora lutea and high plasma progesterone concentration did not trigger oviposition, whereas 12 days after ovulation when luteolysis occurred and plasma progesterone concentration was low treatment with AVT caused oviposition. The role of AVT, prostaglandin F sub(2 alpha ) (PGF), and progesterone in relation to egg retention and oviposition is discussed.
ISSN:0016-6480