[Effect of mineral drinking water on hormonal reactions of rats under hypoxic conditions]

Acute action of hypoxia was modelled by raising 26 Wistar male rats (body mass 230-250 g) in the low-pressure chamber at the height of 9000 m with the speed 15 m/s. The exposure was 60 min. Before and after lifting the rat blood was examined for contents of hormones, glucose and body temperature. It was found that hormonal reactions in maximal hypoxia and in drinking mineral water were virtually the same. This explains potentiation of hypoxia by mineral water. It is suggested that hypoxia and drinking mineral waters should be included in the complex strengthening the reserves of human body.