Temperature dependence of vasopressin action on the toad bladder

• Published in: The Journal of general physiology Vol. 59; no. 5; pp. 519 - 533
• Main Author: Eggena, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Rockefeller University Press 01.05.1972
• Subjects: Animals; Bufo marinus; Cell Membrane Permeability - drug effects; Female; Glutarates - pharmacology; In Vitro Techniques; Methods; Osmolar Concentration; Osmosis - drug effects; Osmotic Pressure; Temperature; Time Factors; Urinary Bladder - drug effects; Vasopressins - pharmacology; Water-Electrolyte Balance

Toad bladders were challenged with vasopressin at one temperature, fixed on the mucosa with 1% glutaraldehyde, and then subjected to an osmotic gradient at another temperature. Thus, the temperature dependence of vasopressin action on membrane permeability was distinguished from the temperature depe...