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An Investigation Of A Thyroidal Control Of Water Balance In The Leopard Frog, Rana Pipiens, Scott Mcclung Martin
An Investigation Of A Thyroidal Control Of Water Balance In The Leopard Frog, Rana Pipiens, Scott Mcclung Martin
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A possible thyroidal control of water balance in the leopard frog, Rana pipiens, was investigated by (1) chemically thyroidectomizing intact animals by chronic injections of the goitrogen, 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU ), or making animals hyperthyroid with thyroxine injections, and (2) dehydration of the frogs in a flow of air to enhance the rate of water loss through the skin, followed by rehydration in tap water until the animals regained their former weight. Radioiodine was employed in limited studies on the frog thyroid gland to ascertain the effects on thyroidal function caused by PTU. The frogs were dehydrated in desiccators in which …