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The length of hibernation affects temperature-induced (25°C) spermatogenic multiplication inHelix aspersa Müll

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In hibernating snails an increase in temperature from 5°C to 25°C induces DNA synthesis in the gonad but not in the albumen gland and intestine. Spermatogenic multiplication augments in response to increased temperature and this is dependent upon the duration of hibernation.

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  1. Laboratoire de Zoologie et Embryologie, UA CNRS 687, Faculté des Sciences, place Maréchal Leclerc, F-25030, Besançon cedex, France

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  2. Centre Universitaire d'Héliciculture, 5 rue Ronchaux, F-25000, Besançon, France

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Gomot, P., Deray, A. The length of hibernation affects temperature-induced (25°C) spermatogenic multiplication inHelix aspersa Müll. Experientia 46, 684–686 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01939934

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