Talk:Phyllomedusa bicolor
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[edit] Dermorphin and Deltorphin production
http://www.bbbautism.com/pdf/article_14_why_does_gfcf_work.pdf this article deals about autistic children having Dermorphin in their urin possibly produced by some fungus in their gut. The article suggest that since specimens raised in captivity do not produce these opioidpeptides they might be produced by bacteria or fungus on frogs skin.
I have heard another theory that captivated frogs stop producing the venom since it doesn't seem to help them get free. I think it might have been in one of those youtube videos linked in this article but I can't check it since they are removed by the user that posted them. Those videos were entitled "The Matzes frog ritual". But in these clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlrk3GoHG3w, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkPFUUyQ58g there's the same white old guy Richard Fowler that was in those removed videos and also in the Jungle Trip documentary(19:00 - 27:00). Both filmed among Matsés tribe. The venom clearly comes from inside the frog so I suppose that pretty much overrules the theory above about bacteria or fungus on frogs skin. Clip from Tribe (TV series) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKH1O7y8WXA also present the use of the frog venom by Matis tribe.
Opioid peptide article also suggests that Deltorphin and Dermorphin could be produced by fungus and microbes but cites no reference on that part. Ahabvihrea (talk) 23:12, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
