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The role of prostaglandin F-2 alpha and oxytocin in the reproductive behavior of a marsupial, Bettongia gaimardi
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Rose, RW and MacFadyen, AS, The role of prostaglandin F-2 alpha and oxytocin in the reproductive behavior of a marsupial, Bettongia gaimardi, Hormones and Behaviour, 31, (2) pp. 120-125. ISSN 0018-506X (1997) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1006/hbeh.1997.1373
Abstract
Bettongs give birth on the night that their large pouch young finally vacates the pouch. We have hypothesized that hormones associated with this birth are also involved in pouch vacation. Injections of prostaglandin F(2α) (PGF(2α)) caused contractions of the pouch. In a separate experiment PGF(2α) caused pouch vacation; oxytocin had a similar effect but with a longer latency. In addition both hormones induced birth behavior in adult and immature females as well as in males. When a prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor (Finadyne) was given first, oxytocin failed to produce birth behavior or pouch vacation. This finding leads us to suggest that oxytocin exerts its behavioral effects via prostaglandin synthesis. These experiments are the first to demonstrate an effect by oxytocin on reproductive behavior in a marsupial.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Zoology |
| Research Field: | Zoology not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Rose, RW (Associate Professor Randy Rose) |
| UTAS Author: | MacFadyen, AS (Mr Alan Stewart MacFadyen) |
| ID Code: | 11124 |
| Year Published: | 1997 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 16 |
| Deposited By: | Zoology |
| Deposited On: | 1997-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-08-11 |
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