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Prolactin inhibits corticoid-induced differentiation of active Na+ transport across cultured frog tadpole skin

M. Takada, H. Yai and K. Takayama-Arita
Department of Physiology, Saitama Medical School, Japan.

Active Na+ transport differentiates in larval bullfrog skin cultured with corticoids. After 2 wk in culture, the epidermis became positive against human blood group antigen A, the marker for the adult-type cells of the epidermis, but was negative to the antibody against the acetylcholine receptor, the marker for the larval-type epidermis. Amiloride (10(-5) M) did not inhibit the differentiation of active Na+ transport. On the other hand, in skin cultured with prolactin (2 micrograms/ml), the epidermis remained negative against antigen A and positive against acetylcholine receptor, and the differentiation of active Na+ transport was inhibited. Thyroid hormone did not antagonize the inhibitory action of prolactin on this transport differentiation. Prolactin affected the basal cells of the larval epidermis and inhibited development of corticoid-induced adult features in the epidermis.

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