title: Effect of cold stress and starvation on the cerebral glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity of male garden lizards of three different age groups.
abstract: In the present study we observed that the cerebral glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity of male garden lizards did not change appreciably during maturation but showed a significant rise between middle-aged and old-aged groups. Whereas cold stress (1 h at 0-4 degrees C) induced a significant increase in G6PDH activity of young animals, it caused a decrease in both middle-aged and old lizards. This decrease was more severe in the old group than in the middle-aged group. Another form of stress, 72 hours of starvation, led to a significant increase in enzyme activity in young and in middle-aged lizards with young animals showing the greater effect. The old counter-parts showed a decrease in enzyme activity after starvation stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Patnaik
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008116:Lizards / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013217:Starvation / Q000201:enzymology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase