In vitro characterization of adrenergic receptors controlling skin gland secretion in two anurans Rana pipiens and Xenopus laevis

Testicular and androgen dependence of sk

Testicular and androgen dependence of skin gland morphology in the anurans, Xenopus laevis and Rana pipiens

✍ Dr. Eric O. Thomas; Dr. Paul Licht 📂 Article 📅 1993 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 531 KB

## Abstract In anuran amphibians, there is increasing evidence that exocrine glands dispersed throughout the general integument are secondary sex characters (SSC). Following the recent discovery of sexually dimorphic “breeding glands” in the dorsum of male __Rana pipiens__, we studied the effects o