Prostaglandins: Their role in egg-laying of the cricket Teleogryllus commodus
- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 78 (12), 7835-7838
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.78.12.7835
Abstract
Mating of the T. commodus female causes increased oviposition mediated by PGE2 [prostaglandin E2], which is synthetized in the female''s spermatheca from the precursor, arachidonic acid, in the presence of a PG[prostaglandin]-synthesizing complex. The latter, together with sperm, is transferred from the male to the female via a spermatophore. Only nanogram quantities of PGE2 injected into the oviduct are necessary to simulate mating-induced egg release.Keywords
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