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Comp Biochem Physiol Comp Physiol

Title:		Olfactory responses of several species of teleost to F-prostaglandins
Author(s):		Kitamura S; Ogata H; Takashima F;
Address:		"Nikko Branch, National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Tochigi, Japan"
Journal Title:		Comp Biochem Physiol Comp Physiol
Year:		1994
Volume:		107
Issue:		3
Page Number:		463 - 467
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Abstract:		"Olfactory responses (EOG: electro-olfactogram) of 11 species of teleost (five Cypriniformes and six non-Cypriniformes) to F-prostaglandins (PGF2 alpha, 15-keto-PGF2 alpha, 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-PGF2 alpha) were examined. All the Cypriniformes showed distinct EOG responses to F-prostaglandins at 10(-7) M. By contrast, non-Cypriniformes with the exception of ayu, Pleccoglossus altivelis, showed responses to 10(-7) M F-prostaglandins of < 22% of that to 10(-5) M L-serine, and they were anosmic to 10(-8) M F-prostaglandins. These results indicate that F-prostaglandins are potent chemical stimulants in Cypriniformes, and suggest that F-prostaglandins may be commonly used as sex pheromones in Cypriniformes, whereas they seem not to have pheromonal functions in most non-Cypriniformes examined"
Keywords:		"Animals Cypriniformes/*physiology Electrophysiology Female Fishes/*physiology Male Prostaglandins F/*pharmacology Prostaglandins F, Synthetic/pharmacology Sex Attractants/pharmacology Smell/*physiology Species Specificity;"
Notes:		"MedlineKitamura, S Ogata, H Takashima, F eng Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 1994/03/01 Comp Biochem Physiol Comp Physiol. 1994 Mar; 107(3):463-7"