TY - JOUR T1 - FATE OF THE INJECTED OXYTOCIC PRINCIPLE OF POSTERIOR PITUITARY IN ANESTHETIZED CATS AND DOGS JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther SP - 175 LP - 186 VL - 67 IS - 2 AU - EDWARD LARSON Y1 - 1939/10/01 UR - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/67/2/175.abstract N2 - When an extract of 3 or 8 mgm. of pituitary powder per kilogram is injected intravenously into anesthetized cats or dogs, 30 per cent or less of the oxytocic principle is eliminated in the urine within two hours. These experiments also show that the oxytocic principle can be inactivated by the polypeptidases present in tissues. ER -