[Effect of space flight conditions on deoxyribonucleoprotein and nucleic acid concentrations in rat tissues]

The spleen of rats flown for 19.5 days aboard the biosatellite Cosmos-782 showed a significant increase of polydeoxyribonucleotides and a decrease of DNP and DNA. The spleen of synchronous rats did not exhibit any differences. This suggests that the increase of polydeoxyribonucleotides in flight rats immediately post-recovery was a result of the so-called gravity stress. The liver and white blood cells did not display any significant changes in DNP or nucleic acids. The changes in the content of nucleic acids in the thymus and bone marrow were insignificant.