Endocrine Abstracts

Past studies in Pekin ducks have indicated that the sensitivity of the avian kidney to the antidiuretic action of arginine vasotocin (AVT), the avian antidiuretic hormone, differs with the osmotic status of the birds (1). The objective of this study was to determine whether this modulation involves an interaction with prostaglandins (PG's).The study was carried-out in vivo, using 8 unanaesthetized Pekin ducks given an intravenous maintenance infusion of either 200 mosmolal...