“…Ethacrynic acid, [2,3-dichloro-4-(2-methylenebutyryl)phenoxy] acetic acid, is a diuretic which decreases sodium transport and free water clearance by the mam¬ malian renal tubule (Schultz, Cragoe, Bicking, Bolhofer & Sprague, 1962;Earley & Friedlander, 1964 ;Beyer, Baer, Michaelson & Russo, 1965). It also reduces the effects of the neurohypophysial hormone, oxytocin, and the rate of sodium transport across the toad bladder (Cobb & McManus, 1966;Marumo, Asano, Sasaoka & Koshikawa, 1967).…”