Abstract
Intravenous injection of tetrodotoxin (20 micrograms kg-1) to anaesthetized rats blocks PGE1- and inhibits VIP-induced fluid secretion from the mucosa of the jejunum without affecting the physiological rates of net water and glucose absorption. It is suggested that the toxin might release an endogenous inhibitor of secretion or that it might possess direct antisecretory activity on the epithelial cells of the jejunum. It is further suggested that results where tetrodotoxin has been used to investigate secretagogue action should be treated with caution.
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