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It is not yet completely established whether oxytocin increases the net flux of sodium through the epithelial cells of the amphibian skin and bladder by increasing the passive permeability coefficient to sodium of the mucosal border [1, 2] or by stimulating the active transport mechanism itself.
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Morel, F., Bastide, F. (1967). Relationships between the Natriferic Action of Oxytocin and the Active Transport of Sodium through the Frog’s Skin. In: Bolis, L., Capraro, V., Porter, K.R., Robertson, J.D. (eds) Symposium on Biophysics and Physiology of Biological Transport. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-25134-8_12
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