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The rate of testicular development in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix-japonica) following stimulation of the extra retinal photoreceptor

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Pour stimuler le photorécepteur extrarétinal de cailles japonaises (Coturnix coturnix japonica), des disques enduit de couleurs radiolumineuses ont été introduite sous la peau de leur crâne et soumis à un éclairement de courte durée en lumière naturelle. A une dose de 25 mg, une teinte maintenue dans la région de l'orange de spectre provoque un notable accroissement testiculaire. Le taux de cette augmentation ne différa pas de celui qui s'observe chez la caille soumise à un éclairement continu. Des enduits émettant la couleur verte furent sans effet. Ces données laissent supposer que la caille n'utilise pas son œil comme photorécepteur stimulant le développement périodique de ses gonades.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, U.K.

    B. K. Follett, D. T. Davies & Virginia Magee

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Research supported by the Agricultural Research Council.

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Follett, B.K., Davies, D.T. & Magee, V. The rate of testicular development in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix-japonica) following stimulation of the extra retinal photoreceptor. Experientia 31, 48–50 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01924673

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