“…Prednisolone, on the other hand, is completely inactive. PBGH is known to possess inotropic activity on the isolated heart (Kroneberg, Meyer, Schraufstaetter, Schuetz & Stoepel, 1964;Greeff & Schlieper, 1967;Schuetz, Meyer & Kraetzer, 1969), and, like ouabain, to inhibit (Na+ + K+)-ATPase and to compete with ouabain (Dransfeld & Greeff, 1964;Dransfeld, Galetke & Greeff, 1967;Greeff & Schlieper, 1967;Yamamoto, Akera & Brody, 1978a, b). It is unlikely that a steroid conjugate of this type exists in nature.…”