Plasma prolactin levels related to changes of salinity in the green water frog, Rana esculenta
Mosconi, G.; Yamamoto, K.; Kikuyama, S.; Polzonetti-Magni, A.M. (1995). Plasma prolactin levels related to changes of salinity in the green water frog, Rana esculenta. Neth. J. Zool. 45(1-2): 53-56
In: Netherlands Journal of Zoology. E.J. Brill: Leiden. ISSN 0028-2960; e-ISSN 1568-542X, more
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- Mosconi, G.
- Yamamoto, K.
- Kikuyama, S.
- Polzonetti-Magni, A.M.
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| Abstract |
On this study the involvement of prolactin (PRL) in the adaptation to different salinities by the frog, Rana esculenta, has been studied. Two different populations of male frogs were investigated, one living at sea level in a lagoon in which the salinity varies in the range of 2 to 10 ‰, and the other in a freshwater mountain pond. The results show that the values of plasma PRL are not significantly higher in freshwater frogs than those of the lagoon. Furthermore, an increase in salinity induces an increase of plasma PRL in freshwater frogs but not in lagoon frogs |
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