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Mitotic activity of the corneal epithelium in animals kept at different temperatures

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A study was made of the effect of different temperatures on the mitotic activity of the rat and mouse corneal epithelium. As established, additional energy expenditure of the organism connected with the heat production requirements when suddenly placing the animals in conditions of cold, caused a marked depression of the mitotic activity of the corneal epithelium, accompanied by intensified gaseous exchange and reduction of the blood sugar content. In starving rats and mice kept in optimal temperature conditions it was possible to prolong the normal mitotic activity of the corneal epithelium. The extent of body weight loss in these animals was decreased.

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  1. Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy of the AMN SSSR, Sukhumi

    I. A. Utkin & O. T. Movchan

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Utkin, I.A., Movchan, O.T. Mitotic activity of the corneal epithelium in animals kept at different temperatures. Bull Exp Biol Med 55, 103–105 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00800214

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