Fig. 3. The effect of different concentrations of (A) dopamine and (B) forskolin on
albumen gland cAMP production during a 10 min incubation. Note that dopamine
caused a dose-dependent elevation in albumen gland cAMP levels between 0.1 and
10 µmol l-1. Dopamine treatment induced a statistically
significant elevation of albumen gland cAMP levels at a concentration of 10
and 100 µmol l-1 when compared with untreated control glands
(*P<0.001, Tukey test). Forskolin caused a
dose-dependent increase in albumen gland cAMP production between 0.1 and 100
µmol l-1 (*P<0.05 and
**P<0.001, Tukey test). Note that forskolin is a more
potent stimulant than dopamine on albumen gland cAMP production. Bars
represent the mean ± S.E.M. of 6 samples.