title: Hormonal basis for breeding behavior in female frogs: vasotocin inhibits the release call of Rana pipiens.
abstract: Inhibition of the release call in gravid female frogs facilitates maintenance of the male's clasp so that oviposition and spawning can occur. Arginine-8 vasotocin inhibits the release call by causing an accumulation of water and internal pressure.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D005260:Female; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D011894:Rana pipiens / Q000502:physiology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D014668:Vasotocin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014828:Vocalization, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D014668:Vasotocin