Parotoid Secretions of Indonesian Toads
Francis G. Henderson 1,
John S. Welles 1, and
K. K. Chen 1
1 Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
A preliminary study of the parotoid secretions of Bufo melanostictus and B. asper shows that a methanol extract is rich in digitalis-like bodies (bufo-dienolides) and that an acid extract contains indolethylamine derivatives.