A comparison of the effects of corticosterone and cortisol on intermediary metabolism of Calotes versicolor. |
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| Authors: | V Jacob O V Oommen |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Zoology, University of Kerala Kariavattom, Trivandrum, India. |
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| Abstract: | Corticosterone and cortisol administered to Calotes versicolor significantly increased the concentrations of blood glucose and urea (liver and kidney), the specific activities of glucose-6-phosphatase (liver and kidney), and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (liver and heart); they markedly reduced hepatic cholesterol level and did not change the activities of acid phosphatase (liver and kidney) and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (liver), when compared to vehicle-treated controls. |
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