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. 1979 Sep 14;49(4):297-308.
doi: 10.1007/BF01868988.

Action of steroids on H+ and NH+4 excretion in the toad urinary bladder

L W Frazier, N Y Zachariah

Action of steroids on H+ and NH+4 excretion in the toad urinary bladder

L W Frazier et al. J Membr Biol. .

Abstract

This study was done to determine if steroid compounds will stimulate the urinary bladder of the toad to increase its capacity to acidify the urine and excrete NH+4. Aldosterone, 17 beta-estradiol, dexamethasone, pregnenolone, and cholesterol were tested on the bladder. All compounds tested were found to stimulate the rate of acidification by the bladder, above that of a paired control hemibladder. In contrast, only the steroids aldosterone and 17 beta-estradiol were found to stimulate NH+4 excretion in the bladder. Cycloheximide was found to block the action of aldosterone on the NH+4 excretion, but did not have a significant effect on the stimulation of acidification by aldosterone. We conclude that steroids stimulate H+ and NH+4 excretion in the toad urinary bladder. In addition, the NH+4 excretory system seems to be more specific to this effect than is the H+ excretory system.

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