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GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 124, 期 3, 页码 285-292出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2001.7711
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Calotes versicolor; estradiol; multiclutched lizard; progesterone; reproductive cycle; testosterone
Annual changes in gonadal activity and plasma sex steroid hormone levels in male and female Calotes versicolor [plasma testosterone (T) levels in mates and 17 beta-estradiol (E-2) and progesterone (P) levels in females] are described. In females both plasma E-2 (32.80+/-12.91 pg/ml) and P (1.72+/-0.79 ng/ml) levels are at their low levels during the postbreeding season when the gonads are regressed. With the onset of recruitment of vitellogenic follicles, E, levels begin to rise, reaching peak values (1306.00+/-407.01 pg/ml) when the follicles are preovulatory. During this time, plasma levels of P are low. Plasma E, levels decline (285.60+/-143.0 pg/ml) soon after ovulation, and circulating concentrations of P begin to rise, reaching peak value (19.24+/-10.03 ng/ml), during eggshell formation. In gravid females, at mid-gestation, the same pattern of E2. secretion is found when a second set of follicles undergoes vitellogenesis. However, P levels remain low from mid-gestation (4.06+/-2.17 ng/ml) until oviposition. These findings suggest that high P levels are not needed for oviductal egg retention during late gestation and that low levels of P may facilitate growth of a new batch of vitellogenic follicles. in males, plasma levels of T are correlated with the spermatogenetic activity that accompanies breeding. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science.
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