A novel method for induction of pairing in xenopus by addition of steroids into the water

Zoological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 565-569

  Miyazaki, Takehiro ^a   Tokumoto, Toshinobu ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

amplexus; ovulation; pairing; testosterone; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; XENOPUS;

EID: 84880269775     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.30.565     Document Type: Article

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