INFLUENCE OF CERTAIN STEROID HORMONES ON DIFFUSION OF CHLORIDE INTO PERITONEAL SPACE1

Abstract
The preliminary adm. of [alpha]-estradiol, diethyl stilbestrol and testosterone propionate to dogs caused an increased rate of diffusion of chloride into 5.5% dextrose soln. which had been introduced intra-peritoneally. The response was similar to that previously demonstrated with desoxycorticosterone acetate and proges terone. This response could not be obtained in rabbits similarly treated or in rabbits tested during pregnancy.