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The studies were done on 50 male Wistar rats divided into five groups: 1 - controls, II - rats immobilized for 13 hr, III - animals immobilized after peritoneal infection with a pathogenic E. coli, IV - rats immobilized after the application of vitamin E (30 mg/kg bw) for six continous days, V - rats immobilized after the application of vitamin E and peritoneal injection of a pathogenic E. coli. Metabolic neutrophil activity (NBT-test) was determined spectrophotometrically in blood and the level of corticosterone was estimated in blood plasma by the radiocompetition method. It was found that an increase of corticosterone and decrease of metabolic neutrophil activity appeared in rats after immobilization (group II). However, a significant decrease of neutrophil activity and an inconsiderable increase of corticosterone were noted in group III and V. Immobilization of rats after the administration of witamin E did not affect the level of the examined parameters (group IV).