The effect of gonadotropins on the in vitro growth of the free-living nematode Cephalobus sp. Bastian

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Abstract
Cephalobus sp. was exposed to four concentrations of testosterone and oestradiol in an in vitro culture. The rate of development was not affected. There was a significant increase in the mean body lengths of gravid females and mature males at concentrations of oestradiol between 0.001 and 0.05 mg and at concentrations of testosterone between 0.01 and 0.05 mg. These changes are interpreted as stress reactions of the nematodes to an unnatural environmental condition.

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