THE STATE OF HYPOPHYSEAL-THYROID SYSTEM AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL

The anterior lobe of pituitary glands and the thyroid gland of rats affected by alcohol under the conditions of low-mountain relief (770 m A.S.L.) are investigated. As a result of research the quellung in stroma of endocrine organs, dilatation and hyperemia of sinusoidal capillaries are found. Alcohol, stimulating the hypophysealthyroid system, leads to increase in hormones-producing ability of endocrine cells in pituitary gland and thyroid gland