Effect of Litoralon on the development of goblet cells of the intestinal mucosa during metamorphosis of the frog.
Gamma-L-glutmyl-taurine (Litoralon), a recently detected hormone of parathyroid gland, accelerates maturation of the gut of frog larvae and, similarly as vitamin A, it stimulates the synthesis of polysaccharides.
D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D005973:Glutamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011898:Ranidae; D013654:Taurine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology
D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D005973:Glutamine; D014801:Vitamin A; D013654:Taurine; C020903:glutaurine