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THE ACTION OF THE SKIN SECRETION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CLAWED TOAD
Author(s) -
Gunn J. W. C.
Publication year - 1930
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0370-2901
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1930.sp000482
Subject(s) - toad , cape , secretion , action (physics) , biology , ecology , zoology , endocrinology , law , political science , physics , quantum mechanics
The main active principle in the skin secretion of the South African clawed toad is a sympatho‐mimetic substance similar to but not identical with adrenaline. In addition there is a varying proportion of a principle which stimulates the parasympathetic nerve‐endings. The expenses of this research have been defrayed by the Council of the University of Cape Town.