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Action de la castration partielle ou totale sur la croissance et le fonctionnement de l'appareil génital chez le planorbeBiomphalaria glabrata (gastéropode pulmoné)

Effects of surgical castration on the growth and the genital apparatus on the freshwater snailBiomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda Pulmonata)

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Total castration increases the weight, delays oviposition and reduces the functioning of the genital organs but partial gonadectomy has no effect. After partial castration, the ovotestis does not regenerate. Partial or total castration has no effect on the wet and dry weight of the genital tracts.

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  1. Laboratoire d'Ichthyologie et Parasitologie Générale, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, place E.-Bataillon, F-34060, Montpellier Cédex, France

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Vianey-Liaud, M. Action de la castration partielle ou totale sur la croissance et le fonctionnement de l'appareil génital chez le planorbeBiomphalaria glabrata (gastéropode pulmoné). Experientia 35, 188–190 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920606

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