Experientia

, Volume 32, Issue 12, pp 1549–1550 | Cite as

Intestinal uptake of ouabain and digitoxin in the milkweed bug,Oncopeltus fasciatus

  • Carolyn A. Yoder
  • D. E. Leonard
  • J. Lerner
Physiologica

Summary

The absorption of ouabain and digitoxin into the gut of the milkweed bug was studied by a tissue-accumulation technique. Uptake of both compounds obeyed diffusion kinetics, was Na+ sensitive, and for digitoxin, was concentrative.

Keywords

Ouabain Digitoxin Diffusion Kinetic Intestinal Uptake Oncopeltus Fasciatus 
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Copyright information

© Birkhäuser Verlag 1976

Authors and Affiliations

  • Carolyn A. Yoder
    • 1
  • D. E. Leonard
    • 1
  • J. Lerner
    • 1
  1. 1.Departments of Entomology and BiochemistryUniversity of MaineOronoUSA

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