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Effect of progesterone on the formation of the ovipositor in female bitterlings (Rhodeus sericeus amarus BLOCH, 1782) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)

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Female bitterlings (Rhodeus sericeus amarus) were treated with the sexual hormone progesterone at a dose of 170μg/l for 2 weeks. Ovipositors from 1–4 centimetres in length grew out in all females within 24 h. The ovipositors were studied by electron microscopy (SEM, TEM).

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  1. Institut für Allgemeine und Spezielle Zoologie der Justus Liebig-Universität, Stephanstr. 24, D-6300, Giessen, Federal Republic of Germany

    R. Riehl

  2. Forschungsgruppe Dermatologie der Universitäts-Hautklinik, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, D-6900, Heidelberg, BRD

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Riehl, R. Effect of progesterone on the formation of the ovipositor in female bitterlings (Rhodeus sericeus amarus BLOCH, 1782) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). Experientia 37, 954–955 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01971774

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