Hormone-producing cardiomyocytes of the right atrium of suslik were studied in summer and winter periods (the torpidity and spontaneous awake states). The hormone was shown to be intensely synthesized in summer. The intensity of this process decreased during hypothermia and increased during winter spontaneous awakenings. The role of these changes in the maintenance of water and salt homeostasis is discussed.
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