Seasonal changes in energy reserves in the common frog, Rana tigrina.
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Liver glycogen and lipid, ovarian glycogen, and lipid index were used as criteria to elucidate energy changes associated with reproduction and biphasic pattern of dormancy (summer and winter) in the female forg, Rana tigrina. Liver glycogen showed 2 peaks; the ovarian glycogen showed reciprocal relationship with that of liver. The liver lipid and glycogen showed parallel trend.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Japanese journal of physiology
دوره 39 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989