Effect of changes in gaseous environment and temperature on animals with diabetes

Abstract

In contrast to normal environmental conditions (normal temperature and gaseous composition of the atmosphere), regular exposure to hypoxia or cold for 3 weeks after carotid glomectomy does not increase blood glucose and causes no anemia or depression of gaseous and energy metabolism. Diabetogenic effect of streptozotocin after a previous hypoxic or cold exposure is associated with lower hyperglycemia; the time course of hematological and gaseous metabolism parameters after glomectomy depends on the effects of changed gaseous environment or temperature. ©1999 Kluwer Academic/Plenuin Publishers