Specific Behavioral Patterns Enhancing Hypoxia Resistance in Wistar Rats Subjected to Moderate Swimming Exercise

Enhanced resistance to acute hypoxic hypoxia was observed in male Wistar rats exposed to daily moderate exercise (swimming in water of comfortable temperature). It was found that moderate physical exercise was associated with the development of tolerant behavior reflecting the prevalence of inhibitory processes in the CNS over excitatory processes. The observed relationships between the peculiarities of tolerant behavioral pattern and development of hypoxia resistance can be used in specific physical training of people professionally exposed to factors inducing hypoxia.