title: Calcemic responses of Varanus flavescens to prolactin administration.
abstract: The daily intraperitoneal injections of ovine prolactin to Varanus flavescens (10 I.U./0.2 ml/100 g body wt for 7 days) induced a rise in serum calcium which persisted until the end of the experiment.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008116:Lizards / Q000097:blood*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin; D002118:Calcium