Salinity increases total body prolactin and gill and skin prolactin receptor expression in the Chinese edible frog, Hoplobatrachus rugulosus, tadpole

• Main Authors: La Iad Nakkrasae, Sukpaporn Phummisutthigoon, Narattaphol Charoenphandhu
• Other Authors: Khon Kaen University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/41399
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Water salinity has effects on growth and metamorphosis of anuran species, including Hoplobatrachus rugulosus. Previously, we reported that cultured H. rugulosus tadpoles at low salinities (2–4‰) were of bigger size and grew faster than those in fresh water (FW). Ho...