Sex-inducing effect of a hydrophilic fraction on reproductive switching in the planarian Dugesia ryukyuensis (Seriata, Tricladida)

BACKGROUND: The mechanisms underlying the switching from an asexual to a sexual mode of reproduction, and vice versa, remain unknown in metazoans. In planarians, asexual worms acquire cryptic sexuality when fed with sexual worms, indicating that sexual worms contain a sex-inducing substance. Althoug...

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Autores principales: Kobayashi, Kazuya, Hoshi, Motonori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3215924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22005169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-8-23

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3215924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22005169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-8-23

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