Ovulation hormone
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Description
Ovulation prohormone precursor [Contains: Beta-3-CDCP; Beta-2-CDCP;Beta-1-CDCP; Calfluxin; Alpha-CDCP; Ovulation hormone (Cerebralneurosecretory caudodorsal cell hormone) (CDCH); X-CDCP].
Source Organism
Lymnaea stagnalis (Great pond snail).
Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Pulmonata; Basommatophora;Lymnaeoidea; Lymnaeidae; Lymnaea.
Subcellular Localization
Developmental Stage
Similarity
Belongs to the molluscan ELH family.
Post translational Modification
Function
CDCH induces ovulation and egg-mass production; it may also stimulate synthesis of secretory products in the female accessory sex glands and affect neurons in the neuronal circuits controlling locomotion and feeding
