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TitleSEXUALLY DIMORPHIC CONCENTRATIONS OF ARGININE VASOTOCIN IN SENSORY REGIONS OF THE AMPHIBIAN BRAIN
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1992
AuthorsBoyd, SK, Moore, FL
JournalBrain Research
Volume588
Pagination304-306
Type of ArticleJournal Article
ISSN0006-8993
Abstract

Arginine vasotocin (AVT) regulates reproductive behaviors in amphibians. We measured AVT in the brains of bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) and newts (Taricha granulosa) using radioimmunoassay. In bullfrogs, AVT concentrations were greater in males, compared to females, in the amygdala pars lateralis, optic tectum, and tegmentum. Concentrations in the dorsolateral nucleus were greater in females. In newts, AVT concentrations were also greater in the tectum and tegmentum of males. AVT may modulate dimorphic behaviors by acting at these sites.
URL<Go to ISI>://WOS:A1992JL38900017
DOI10.1016/0006-8993(92)91590-b