COMPENSATORY-ADAPTIVE CHANGES OCCURRING IN ENDOCRINE ORGANS DURING EXPERIMENTAL HYPOXIA

Abstract

The work is devoted to the study of the patho- and morphogenesis of structural changes of endocrine organs, especially the pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands during experimental hypoxia, and to investigate the compensatory-adaptive processes occurring in these glands. It was found that tissue structures of the pituitary, adrenal and thyroid glands respond with various morphofunctional reactions against hypoxia. The pituitary gland is more susceptible to the influence of endogenous and exogenous factors than the adrenal glands, dystrophic and destructive changes in them are manifested more clearly in the early stages of the experiment. Thus, analyzing the mechanisms of adaptation to hypoxia, it is important to note that hypoxia is not only a damaging factor, it also regulates the processes of adaptation to occur in general regularity and consistency, but also empha
sizes that it can have a therapeutic effect on the body, mainly endocrine organs (hypoxitherapy).