A comparison of human chorionic gonadotropin and luteinizing hormone releasing hormone on the induction of spermiation and amplexus in the American toad (<it>Anaxyrus americanus</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Captive breeding programs for endangered amphibian species often utilize exogenous hormones for species that are difficult to breed. The purpose of our study was to compare the efficacy of two different hormones at various concentrat...

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Main Authors: Kouba Andrew J, delBarco-Trillo Javier, Vance Carrie K, Milam Callie, Carr Meghan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/10/1/59