title: Changes in the lipid composition of blood plasma and liver in rats induced by severe psychic trauma.
abstract: The concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides in rat serum sharply decreased after psychic trauma caused by life hazard. The content of these substances remained unchanged for not less than 1 week after trauma. The concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was low, while serum content of triglycerides increased 6 weeks after trauma. The concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol significantly decreased after repeated psychic trauma. These changes were accompanied by a sharp increase in the concentration of triglycerides in the serum. Total cholesterol concentration in the liver decreased under these conditions.
authors.affiliation: I. P. Pavlov Department of Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, St. Petersburg. klim@iemcng.spb.su
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Tsikunov
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Klyueva
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kusov
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Vinogradova
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Klimenko
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Denisenko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000523:psychology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides