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| Title |
Sex-inducing effect of a hydrophilic fraction on reproductive switching in the planarian Dugesia ryukyuensis (Seriata, Tricladida)
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Zoology, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1742-9994-8-23 |
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| Authors |
Kazuya Kobayashi, Motonori Hoshi |
| Abstract |
The mechanisms underlying the switching from an asexual to a sexual mode of reproduction, and vice versa, remain unknown in metazoans. In planarians, asexual worms acquire cryptic sexuality when fed with sexual worms, indicating that sexual worms contain a sex-inducing substance. Although such a chemical compound will provide clues about the mechanisms underlying the switching, information on the sex-inducing substance is poor. In order to identify this substance, we have established an assay system for sexual induction in asexual worms of Dugesia ryukyuensis by feeding them with sexual worms. Here, we carried out an isolation study on the sex-inducing substance using this assay system. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 26 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 36% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 7% |
| Researcher | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 18% |
| Unknown | 3 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 50% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 3 | 11% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 October 2011.
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