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Science 1964 Nov 27;1463648:1177-9. doi: 10.1126/science.146.3648.1177.
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Spawning of Starfish: Action of Gamete-Shedding Substance Obtained from Radial Nerves.

Kanatani H .


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An extract of the radial nerves of the starfish, Asterias amurensis, acts on the ovary in two ways: it induces meiosis and brings on spawning. Contraction of the gonadal wall, the, driving force for spawning, does not happen until this gamete-shedding substance acts to liberate the eggs that adhere to each other or to the inner surface of the gonadal wall.

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