Secretion of prolactin-synergizing activity (synlactin) by the liver of ectothermic vertebrates in vitro

✍ Scribed by Delidow, Beverly C. ;Hebert, Nora ;Steiny, Susan ;Nicoll, Charles S.

• Book ID: 102893745
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 578 KB
• Volume: 238
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-104X
• DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402380204

✦ Synopsis

Recent work in our laboratory indicated that the liver of rats and pigeons secretes a prolactin synergist (synlactin) in vitro. We have investigated the secretion of this activity by the liver of nine species of ectothermic vertebrates. Liver from three teleosts (goby, salmon, and tilapia), four amphibians (Ambystoma, Necturus, bullfrog, and grass frog) and two reptiles (turtle and anole) was diced, washed, and incubated for 3 hr in isotonic medium. After