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. 1981 Dec;78(12):7835–7838. doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.12.7835

Prostaglandins: Their role in egg-laying of the cricket Teleogryllus commodus

Werner Loher 1, Iraj Ganjian 1, Isao Kubo 1, David Stanley-Samuelson 1, Stephen S Tobe 1,*
PMCID: PMC349366  PMID: 16593135

Abstract

Mating of the Teleogryllus commodus female causes increased oviposition mediated by PGE2, which is synthesized in the female's spermatheca from the precursor, arachidonic acid, in the presence of a PG-synthesizing complex. The latter, together with sperm, is transferred from the male to the female via a spermatophore. Only nanogram quantities of PGE2 injected into oviduct are necessary to simulate mating-induced egg release.

Keywords: arachidonic acid, prostaglandin-synthesizing complex

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