The Action of the Preparations From the Posterior Lobe of the Pituitary Gland Upon the Imbibition of Water by Frogs

Oldham, Frances K.

doi:10.1152/ajplegacy.1936.115.2.275

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“…'Î t will be recalled that, if frogs are kept in water, the injection of posterior-lobe extract promotes the transfer of water through the skin (and perhaps its retention), so that the body-weight increases. In confirmation of earlier work, Oldham (1936) found that the oxytocic principle is 2.5-5.0 times as efl^ective as the vasopressor hormone in causing this efi^ect. The chromatosome-dispersing hormone probably is not a factor (Jones and Steggerda, 1935;Oldham, 1936).…”

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The Pituitary Body in Relation to the Regulation of the Distribution OF Pigment IN Chromatophores . . . 244 IX. New Observations on the Chemistry and Pharmacology OF Extracts of the Pars Neuralis 258 X. The Pars Neuralis as a Gland of Internal Secretion . 274 Appendix. The Structural Formulas and Principal Actions OF Hormones of Natural Origin Bibliography Index 51955 ' Whether or not a pars intermedia can be identified in the bird's pituitary is still undecided (see the discussion of Wislocki and Gelling).f 10]''' Testosterone or androstenedione can cause ovulation by acting on the excised ovary of the toad, X. laevis .

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confidence: 85%

“…In confirmation of earlier work, Oldham (1936) found that the oxytocic principle is 2.5-5.0 times as efl^ective as the vasopressor hormone in causing this efi^ect. The chromatosome-dispersing hormone probably is not a factor (Jones and Steggerda, 1935;Oldham, 1936).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%