TY - JOUR
T1 - Plasma prolactin levels related to changes of salinity in the green water frog, rana esculenta
AU - Mosconi, G.
AU - Yamamoto, K.
AU - Kikuyama, S.
AU - Polzonetti-Magni, A. M.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - In 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 in those of the lagoon. Furthermore, an increase in salinity induces an increase of plasma PRL in freshwater frogs but not in lagoon frogs.
AB - In 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 in those of the lagoon. Furthermore, an increase in salinity induces an increase of plasma PRL in freshwater frogs but not in lagoon frogs.
KW - Frog
KW - Prolactin
KW - Salinity changes
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U2 - 10.1163/156854295X00573
DO - 10.1163/156854295X00573
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861102899
SN - 1570-7555
VL - 45
SP - 53
EP - 56
JO - Animal Biology
JF - Animal Biology
IS - 1-2
ER -
