[Collagen and glycosaminoglycan content of tissues under emotional effects in hypothalamic zones]

The content of carbohydrate-containing bipolymers in the tissues of aorta, skin and blood serum of rabbits was studied under the effect of electrostimulation of supraoptical, ventromedial and medial mammillary nuclei of hypothalamus. The stimulation of supraoptical and ventromedial nuclei of hypothalamus is shown to be accompanied by an increase in the amount of collagen, glycosaminoglycans, sialic acids and glycoproteins which was estimated by the content of protein and hexosamines. Stimulation of the medial mammillary nucleus causes opposite changes.