Temporal release characteristics of cane toad parotoid gland secretions following benign electrical stimulation

dc.contributor.author	Maclean, M.
dc.contributor.author	Tyler, M.
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.description	© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009
dc.description.abstract	The development of a technique of electrical stimulation to release secretions from the dermal macroglands of anurans has permitted analysis of the secretions of numerous species without the need to kill the subjects. Sequential photography of the process, involving stimulation of the parotoid glands of the cane toad, Bufo marinus, demonstrates the temporal characteristics. Liberation of the secretions commences after five seconds and maximum discharge is attained after 25 s.
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Micheal J. Maclean and Michael J. Tyler
dc.identifier.citation	Applied Herpetology, 2009; 6(4):397-399
dc.identifier.doi	10.1163/157075309X12526728844095
dc.identifier.issn	1570-7539
dc.identifier.issn	1570-7547
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2440/56955
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
dc.source.uri	https://doi.org/10.1163/157075309x12526728844095
dc.subject	Bufo marinus
dc.subject	dermal glands
dc.subject	electrical stimulation
dc.subject	temporal processes
dc.title	Temporal release characteristics of cane toad parotoid gland secretions following benign electrical stimulation
dc.type	Journal article
pubs.publication-status	Published

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