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THE EFFECT OF PITUITARY EXTRACTS ON MELANOPHORES IN ISOLATED ELASMOBRANCH SKIN
Author(s) -
Waring H
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1960.20
Subject(s) - chromatophore , in vitro , in vivo , hormone , long term potentiation , chemistry , endocrinology , medicine , pharmacology , biology , biochemistry , genetics , receptor
SUMMARY Alkali‐treated B‐containing extracts from ox pituitary exhibit increased strength (potentiation) and increased duration of response (protection) both in vivo and in vitro. Protection is in part explicable by the decreased metabolic destruction of the treated hormone.