Table 7.3 N eurohy pophy sial hormones in bon y fishes (Ost eichthyes)
Choanichthyes
Protopterus aetbiopicus', Z
(African lungfish)
Lepido siren paradoxa' , 3
(South American lungfish)
N eoceratodus [orst eri'
(Austr alian lungfish)
Branchiopterygii
Polypterus senegalis'
(Bichir)
Vttsotocin
+
+
+
+
Mesotocin
+
+
Oxy tocin l sotocin
+ ?*
+
+
Actinopterygii
Chondrostei
Polyodon spathula 5
(Paddlefi sh)
A cipenserr
(Sturgeon)
Holostei
Amia calva 5
(Bowfin)
Lepisosteus Sp.5
(Garpike)
Teleostei
Salmo gairdnerit, 6
(Rainbow trout)
Cyprinus carpio 5 , 7
(Carp)
Anguilla anguilla 5
(Eel)
Esox lucius 5
(Pike)
Fundulus bete roclitus"
(Killifish)
Polla chius oirens', 10
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Little oxytocin-like
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
an d in many oth er fish (see SAWYER, 1968).
'. see SAWYER (1969).
References: IFoLLETT and HELLER (1964 a); zSAWYER (1968); 3PICKERING and MCWATTERS
(1966); 4SAWYER (1969) ; 5FoLLETT ' and HELLER (1964 b); 6HELLER and PICKERING (1961) ;
7ACHER et al. (1965 a) ; 8SAWYER and PICKFORD (1963) ; 9HELLER et al. (1961) ; 10AcHER et al.
(1962).
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