METABOLIC AND HORMONAL MECHANISMS OF MINERAL METABOLIC ADAPTATION TO INDUCED HYPOKINETICS IN RATS

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  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 47  (8) , 846-852
Abstract
During simulated hypokinetics, many biological functions have a tendency to stabilize at different levels with the passing of time. Hypokinetic exposure was induced in albino rats by the suspension method for 5 wk. A new plateau in urinary K+ excretion was attained during the 3rd wk, after a transient decrease during the 1st wk. Since the formation of this steady plateau is considered a manifestation of the adaptation of this function, the hypokinetic exposure period was divided into a prestabilized phase and a stabilized phase. To ascertain the biochemical mechanisms of this adaptation process, the effects of aldosterone and anti-aldosterone substances (e.g., tetracycline) on K+ and Na+ excretion patterns in each phase were investigated. Decreasing aldosterone activity in the prestabilized phase and increasing activity in the stabilized phase are recognized as one of the main factors in the renal adaptation process to hypokinetics.