Table 1.
Weight and hormone dose of Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis
| Figure panel | Strain | Breeding history | Experimental condition | individual mass of females used (g) | Mean mass (g) | Amount of hormone/1g of mean mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | J | 0+ | 350 IU hCG | 58.2, 63.9, 49.3, 57.0 | 57.10 | 6.130 IU |
| 400 IU hCG | 76.9, 66.1, 79.7, 83.7 | 76.60 | 5.222 IU | |||
| 450 IU hCG | 89.7, 72.3, 53.2, 52.9 | 67.03 | 6.714 IU | |||
| 500 IU hCG | 59.0, 80.0, 68.0, 70.0, 60.0, 80.0, 55.7, 91.6, 78.3 | 71.40 | 7.003 IU | |||
| 100 μg oLH | 58.9, 74.6, 72.2, 66.8, 42.5, 52.2, 42.4, 74.0, 101.0, 84.5, 105.0, 96.0 | 72.53 | 1.379 μg | |||
| 150 μg oLH | 66.0, 55.2, 56.2, 69.5, 90.0, 113.5, 94.4, 107.0, 86.0, 95.0, 79.3, 99.2 | 84.28 | 1.780 μg | |||
| 200 μg oLH | 87.0, 72.0, 85.0, 69.0, 92.1, 75.8, 57.8, 74.3, 95.0, 93.5, 97.0, 106.5, 80.1, 70.2, 74.0, 89.0 | 82.39 | 2.427 μg | |||
| 1B | WT | o+ | 500 IU hCG | 79.4, 98.3, 88.5, 75.8, 82.5, 152.4 | 96.15 | 5.200 IU |
| 550 IU hCG | 88.2, 77.6, 63.3, 174.5, 171.2, 112.9 | 114.62 | 4.799 IU | |||
| 150 μg oLH | 97.3, 135.8, 130.4, 93.9, 109.7, 154.3 | 120.23 | 1.248 μg | |||
| 200 μg oLH | 110.4, 139.4, 99.3, 140.4, 171.8, 203.1, 164.5, 259.3 | 161.03 | 1.242 μg | |||
| 250 μg oLH | 126.0, 85.0, 88.7, 87.9, 129.2, 144.4, 145.0, 170.4 | 122.08 | 2.048 μg | |||
| 300 μg oLH | 121.9, 87.8, 137.6, 138.5, 124.1, 195.5 | 134.23 | 2.235 μg | |||
| 1C | J | Virgin | 400 IU hCG | 52.2, 43.3, 62.0, 64.4, 55.5, 34.2 | 51.93 | 7.702 IU |
| 450 IU hCG | 49.7, 52.2, 48.7, 53.4, 60.9, 34.1 | 49.83 | 9.030 IU | |||
| 500 IU hCG | 61.4, 72.1, 64.4, 53.4, 49.7, 41.1 | 57.07 | 8.762 IU | |||
| 100 μg oLH | 75.3, 59.5, 49.6, 60.1, 39.6, 39.8 | 53.98 | 1.852 μg | |||
| 150 μg oLH | 61.5, 74.2, 50.9, 71.1, 33.3, 69.8 | 60.13 | 2.494 μg | |||
| 200 μg oLH | 56.6, 74.5, 55.5, 72.6, 65.4, 48.3 | 62.15 | 3.218 μg | |||
| 1D | WT | Virgin | 450 IU hCG | 73.0, 86.1, 88.3, 98.6, 96.4, 97.7 | 90.02 | 4.999 IU |
| 500 IU hCG | 112.8, 131.5, 104.1, 137.8, 73.4, 123.9 | 113.92 | 4.389 IU | |||
| 550 IU hCG | 108.2, 85.4, 97.4, 114.5, 52.1, 87.8 | 90.90 | 6.051 IU | |||
| 150 μg oLH | 105.9, 105.4, 108.1, 115.6, 96.4, 126.4 | 109.63 | 1.368 μg | |||
| 200 μg oLH | 143.9, 99.8, 110.5, 87.2, 82.4, 81.3, 146.8, 118.5, 82.8, 93.0, 104.3 | 104.58 | 1.912 μg | |||
| 250 μg oLH | 108.5, 135.1, 102.5, 113.8, 104.0, 120.0, 76.5, 128.8, 61.6, 92.5, 87.0, 91.6 | 101.81 | 2.455 μg | |||
| 2A | J | o+ | 100 μg bLH | 55.2, 76.5, 63.4, 82.1, 87.5, 32.9 | 66.27 | 1.509 μg |
| 150 μg bLH | 61.3, 41.3, 82.5, 29.9, 47.4, 88.1 | 58.43 | 2.567 μg | |||
| 200 μg bLH | 95.9, 87.7, 47.5, 49.6, 53.0, 77.6 | 68.54 | 2.918 μg | |||
| 100 μg hLH | 67.4, 55.1, 57.0, 60.1, 99.2, 77.3 | 69.35 | 1.442 μg | |||
| 150 μg hLH | 58.4, 69.7, 93.6, 98.5, 69.1, 53.4 | 73.78 | 2.033 μg | |||
| 200 μg hLH | 49.6, 100.5, 97.0, 67.0, 47.9, 48.2 | 68.37 | 2.925 μg | |||
| 100 μg pLH | 44.4, 68.7, 65.2, 92.5 | 67.70 | 1.477 μg | |||
| 150 μg pLH | 48.2, 91.6, 57.4, 74.2, 70.8, 61.9 | 67.35 | 2.227 μg | |||
| 200 μg pLH | 62.6, 107.9, 64.8, 87.7, 61.0, 85.6 | 78.28 | 2.555 μg | |||
| 2B | WT | 0+ | 200 μg bLH | 164.3, 124.4, 154.1, 107.0, 164.4, 170.8 | 147.50 | 1.356 μg |
| 250 μg bLH | 124.0, 73.8, 85.2, 157.0, 93.6, 200.3 | 122.32 | 2.044 μg | |||
| 200 μg hLH | 129.8, 127.3, 85.0, 132.0, 153.3, 215.2 | 140.43 | 1.424 μg | |||
| 250 μg hLH | 157.6, 125.3, 80.3, 168.7, 106.6, 151.3 | 131.63 | 1.899 μg | |||
| 200 μg pLH | 139.4, 192.7, 165.9, 205.8, 86.2, 112.4 | 150.40 | 1.330 μg | |||
| 250 μg pLH | 171.6, 184.5, 116.5, 166.1, 170.4, 178.9 | 164.67 | 1.518 μg | |||
| 3 | TROP | 0+ | 10 IU hCG/100 IU hCG | 18.1, 23.5, 16.9, 19.9, 17.0, 18.9 | 19.05 | 5.249 IU |
| 10 IU hCG/150 IU hCG | 15.1, 23.2, 17.4, 23.2, 17.2, 13.6 | 18.28 | 8.204 IU | |||
| 10 IU hCG/100 IU rhCG | 16.8, 23.2, 17.9, 14.5, 16.5, 12.6 | 17.00 | 5.882 IU | |||
| 10 IU hCG/150 IU rhCG | 15.6, 20.8, 23.4, 19.7, 13.2, 14.2 | 17.82 | 8.419 IU | |||
| 10 IU hCG/25 μg oLH | 16.0, 14.4, 17.7, 17.1, 11.4, 16.3 | 15.48 | 1.615 μg | |||
| 10 IU hCG/50 μg oLH | 20.3, 16.7, 17.1, 17.4, 16.0, 18.1, 15.9, 20.7, 15.9, 19.2 | 17.73 | 2.820 μg | |||
| 10 IU hCG/75 μg oLH | 14.3, 14.5, 13.6, 14.7, 17.7, 19.8, 15.8, 12.1 | 15.31 | 4.898 μg | |||
| 10 IU hCG/100 μg oLH | 17.9, 13.6, 14.5, 18.7, 11.6, 16.4, 15.9 | 15.51 | 6.446 μg | |||
| 15 IU PMSG/100 IU hCG | 19.0, 16.6, 21.6, 17.9, 13.0, 15.4 | 17.25 | 6.797 IU | |||
| 15 IU PMSG/150 IU hCG | 14.0, 21.1, 21.5, 17.4, 16.8, 15.5 | 17.72 | 8.467 IU | |||
| 15 IU PMSG/100 IU rhCG | 17.8, 24.6, 20.0, 16.3, 16.7, 18.5, 18.6 | 18.93 | 5.283 IU | |||
| 15 IU PMSG/150 IU rhCG | 13.9, 18.8, 16.5, 16.1, 15.2, 14.2, 16.3 | 15.86 | 9.459 IU | |||
| 15 IU PMSG/25 μg oLH | 15.7, 18.0, 11.6, 17.9, 14.3, 16.9, 18.1, 15.5 | 16.00 | 1.563 μg | |||
| 15 IU PMSG/50 μg oLH | 19.2, 15.5, 16.0, 17.1, 15.7, 10.0, 13.8, 19.6, 16.7, 17.2 | 16.08 | 3.109 μg | |||
| 15 IU PMSG/75 μg oLH | 13.2, 17.3, 14.2, 15.7, 19.4, 15.1, 14.9, 11.1, 12.7 | 14.84 | 5.052 μg | |||
| 15 IU PMSG/100 μg oLH | 15.4, 20.2, 15.4, 17.7, 13.3, 17.3, 17.7, 19.3, 20.6 | 17.43 | 5.736 μg |