[Fatty acid composition of blood plasma of rabbits treated with naphthalene oil].

Native naphthalene oil was used for skin applications in 100 rabbits, resin-free naphthalene oil was used for skin applications in 30 rabbits and 50 animals were administered with resin-free naphthalene per os. Quantitative and qualitative alterations of individual fatty acids were estimated in rabbit blood plasma before and after these naphthalene treatments. Distinct decrease in content of lauric, myristic, pentadecanoic, palmitic, margarinic and stearic acids as well as increase of oleic, linoleic and arachidonic acids were observed after the treatment course consisting of 10 naphthalene procedures. The ratio of unsaturated/saturated fatty acids was increased after all the naphthalene treatments. The data obtained suggest that naphthalene therapy may be used in health resort treatment of some disorders related to impairment of lipid metabolism.