[Influence of salivary gland hormone on the number of leukocytes and level of calcium in the blood of experimental rabbits].

The authors examined the influence of single venous doses of hormone from the saliva glands on the calcium level and leucocytes in the blood of nonnarcotized experimental rabbits. They investigated the effect in the following doses: 20, 10.5 and 1 mg/kg of body weight. The indicated two indices were examined 2, 4, 6 and 10 hours after the injection of the preparation. The venous administration of all exa mined doses of the hormone from the saliva glands caused statistically significant lowering of leucocytes on the second hour and respective increase on the sixth and tenth hour since the onset of the experiment. The hormone of the saliva glands lowered the amount of calcium ions in blood, but the difference was not always statistically significant in various doses and time intervals.