Acoustic signals influencing the hormone production of the testes in the grass frog

Autor:	Josef Brzoska, Hans Joachim Obert
Rok vydání:	1980
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Physiology medicine.drug_class Biology Androgen Interstitial cell Behavioral Neuroscience Time pattern Endocrinology Internal medicine Mating call medicine Sexual stimulation Endocrine system Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Hormone
Zdroj:	Journal of Comparative Physiology ? A. 140:25-29
ISSN:	1432-1351 0340-7594
DOI:	10.1007/bf00613744
Popis:	The effect of acoustic stimuli on the testis volume and size of the interstitial cells and their nuclei was studied. Two different synthetic calls were used, both with the time pattern of the species-specific mating call: one at the natural frequencies, the other at 1,100 Hz (a major component of the territorial and release call). Exposure to 1,100 Hz resulted in diminished size of the interstitial cells and their nuclei, implying a reduction in androgen production. By contrast, presentation of the synthetic mating call maintained the function of the androgen system, so that the rate of production of androgen hormones and thus the sexual stimulation of the frog remained high. The role of the endocrine system in auditory communication among grass frogs in particular, and anurans in general, is discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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