The experiments on the immature female rats were carried out to show the effects of damage or stimulation of the lateral septal nucleus (LSN) on the ovary function and its response to chorionic gonadotrophin. The damage of the LSN decreases the ovary weight, but enlarges mature ovarian follicles and increases the estrogen production. LSN lesions in hypophysectomized rats have no effect on the ovary and uterus weights as compared to hypophysectomized ones, but decrease the size of mature ovarian follicles against a background of hypophysectomy or LSN lesions. Damage of the LSN increases ovary and uterus sensitivity to the chorionic gonadotrophin injections. A conclusion is drawn on the existence of parahypophysial way to transfer the influence of LSN on the rat ovaries. The possible mechanisms of LSN influence on the reproduction system of female rats is under discussion.
The effect of ovariectomy in the female albino rats on the content of glucose, glycogen, and on the activity of some metabolic enzymes of these substrates in the liver was studied. Ovariectomy in pubertal female rats led to reduction of the glucose and glycogen level in the liver. The glucokinase activity was significantly decreased during the whole period after ovariectomy. The activity of the enzymes taking part in glucose-6-phosphate-glucoso-phosphate-isomerase and aldolase decomposition also decreased. Glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-diphosphatase activity was significantly elevated in the liver of ovariectomized rats.
The time of Achille's reflex was measured with the aid of an independent electronic device tirocron in 104 normal natives of the Zambian Republic. In males the time of the reflex was significantly shorter (299.8+/-4.6 msec for the right and 303.4+/-4.9 msec for the left foot) than in mussles (326.1+/-5.6 and 329.9+/-5.9 respectively). Difference in the time of the reflex on the right and left foot in males and females was not noted. The "warmup phenomenon" was more frequently seen in females with the same frequency on the right and left feet. Three types of chronograms of Achille's reflex were depicted: stable, relatively stable and disseminated. The stable type prevaled on the right foot as compared to the left one and in males as compared to females. The disseminated type was more frequently seen in females on the left side. In determing the time of Achille's reflex it is necessary to use the arithmetical mean not less than 15--20 measurements.
