EFFECT OF LITORALON ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOBLET CELLS OF THE INTESTINAL-MUCOSA DURING METAMORPHOSIS OF THE FROG

Abstract

.gamma.-L-glutamyl-taurine (Litoralon), a recently detected hormone of parathyroid gland, accelerates maturation of the gut of frog larvae. Like vitamin A, it stimulates the synthesis of polysaccharides.