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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