Hormonal basis for breeding behavior in female frogs: vasotocin inhibits the release call of Rana pipiens.
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.
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
D014668:Vasotocin