[; ADAPTATION OF THE BILE DUCTS OF THE PORTAL TRIAD IN CASE OF MECHANICAL CHOLESTASIS (REVIEW)].

In case of mechanical cholestasis, along with stagnation in the veins and bile ducts, lymph production increases, which contributes to the accumulation of ascitic fluid. In the peribiliaryareas, where the extramural biliary glands are located, an accumulation of lymphatic vessels has been observed in all the preparations.In these same areas, a contrast-enhanced microtomography showed transition of the ink-gelatin contrast agents (using gelatin and India ink) from the extramural part of the mucous glands to the lumen of the lymphatic capillaries and blood vessels.

CHANGES OF ENDOTHELIN-1 CONTENT AND BLOOD RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES IN CRUSH SYNDROME.

This study describes hematocrit values and quantitative changes in plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels according to the severity of crush syndrome (CS) compression and decompression periods. The experiments were carried out on 50 randomly selected 200-250 gr mass Wistar rats with the use of the standard crush syndrome modeling method. The plasma level of ET-1 was determined by the immuneenzyme method with the use of ELISA REDEAR URIT 660.