[Collagen metabolism in chronic electrical stimulation of the amygdaloid complex]

The content of adrenaline, noradrenaline, 11-hydroxycorticosteroids, free and bound hydroxyproline in the peripheral blood of rabbits and collagen metabolism in the aortal wall were studied under chronic electrostimulation of the amygdaloid complex. Electrostimulation of the lateral nucleus of the amygdaloid was shown to induce definite shifts in the content of adrenocortical hormones and leads to collagen metabolism activation that results in collagen accumulation by the aortal wall.