[Sensitivity of the reproductive organs to hormones in hypobaric hypoxia].

Antihypoxic activity of oxytocin and feasibility of its use as an antihypoxic agent are shown. ACTH and vasopressin have an opposite action. Female rat castration leads to enhancement of FSH and LH activity of the hypophysis. Hypoxia does not influence gonadotrophic activity of castrate and cycling animals. Chronic hypobaric hypoxia depresses myometrial contractility in intact sensitivity to oxytocin. Sensitivity of the ovaries to exogenic FSH and ovarian secretory function decline. Hypoxia has no effect on sensitivity of vaginal epithelium to folliculin, but raises uterine sensitivity to adrenaline.