Secretive Response of the Electrically Stimulated Nasal Salt Gland in Larus Argentatus (Herring Gull)

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Abstract
The secretion from the nasal salt gland inLarus argentatus(Herring Gull) was studied by a new type of flowmeter which allowed the secretion at electrical nerve stimulation to be followed continuously. The maximal secretory capacity of the gland was found to be within the range of 280–375 mm3/min/g gland. Equal volumes and equal electrolytic concentrations were secreted from the two ducts of the gland. After the period of stimulation the secretion continued at a decreasing rate for about 2 min. This afterflow was supposed to be the result mainly of postsynaptic afterdischarge and physical distension of the gland.