[Changes in indices of carbohydrate metabolism in suspended rats].

In the experiments with 35 white rats, it is found that on Days 7 and 14 of rat suspension in the head-down position the content of glycogen in both ventricles of the heart is significantly reduced. On Day 7 of the experiment, the glycogen content in m.gastrocnemius and concentration of glucose in the blood are lessened. The level of lactate in the blood and glycogen in the liver and m.soleus is not changed. The mass of body and skeletal muscles is diminished and the mass of ventricles of the heart is not changed.