[Hypophyseal-thyroid system function in patients with nonspecific lung diseases who participated in the cleanup of the aftermath of the accident at the Chernobyl Atomic Electric Power Station]. / Sostoianie gipofizarno-tireoidnoi sistemy u bol'nykh nespsetsificheskimi zabolevaniiami legkikh, uchastvovavshikh v likvidatsii posledstvii avarii na ChAES.

A comparative evaluation was done of the condition of the hypophyseal-thyroid axis in those patients with unspecific pulmonary diseases having taken part in the elimination of the aftermath of the ChNPP accident in 1986-1988, as well as patients with no particular prior history and essentially healthy subjects. With the thyroxin content tending downwards, the main differences manifested themselves at the level of hypophyseal control. Provision of the organism with more active forms of hormones was found to be maintained in all the cases at the physiological level.

[The development of a nutrient medium for nisin-producing streptococci utilizing the waste products from a number of biotechnology plants]. / Razrabotka pitatel'noi sredy dlia nizinobrazuiushchikh streptokokkov s ispol'zovaniem otkhodov riada biotekhnologicheskikh proizvodstv.

The possibility of using some waste products of the dairy and agricultural industries as nutrient substrates for the cultivation of nisin-producing streptococci was studied. Yeast production wastes as well as potato liquor, whey and dried whey as waste products were shown suitable for the growth of Streptococcus lactis and the biosynthesis of nisin. The level of the nisin production increased when corn steep liquor and glucose were added to whey and dried whey respectively.

[The effect of balneotherapy on the gastrointestinal hormone level of patients with digestive organ diseases subjected to small doses of radiation exposure]. / Vliianie bal'neoterapii na uroven' gastrointestinal'nykh gormonov u bol'nykh s zabolevaniiami organov pishchevareniia, podvergshikhsia vozdeistviiu nebol'shikh doz radiatsii.

Balneotherapy with several mineral waters at health resorts proved effective in 228 patients with GI diseases. All of them were exposed to low-dose radiation as a result of the Chernobyl accident. Such treatment promoted a decrease in initially elevated basal level of insulin, improved production of gastrin and C-peptide.