“…A model which incorporates such an indirect role has been suggested for the dog-fish rectal gland (Silva, Stoff, Field, Fine, Forrest & Epstein, 1977) and is based on following rationale: baso-laterally located (Nat + K+)-activated ATPase directly provides the energy for extruding Na+ from the cell against its electrochemical gradient and, thereby, indirectly energizes transcellular Cl-movement mediated by a NaCl cotransport system located at the basolateral plasma membrane. To determine whether a similar model could account for lacrimal gland electrolyte and water secretion, the effects of ouabain and furosemide (an inhibitor of coupled transport of Na+ and Cl-(Eveloff, Kinne, Kinne-Saffran, Silva, Epstein, Stoff & Kinter, 1978;Frizzell, Smith, Vosburgh & Field, 1979b)) on ACh-induced secretion were studied. In addition, the (Na++K+)-activated ATPase was localized by the autoradiographic technique developed by Stirling (1972).…”