title: Effect of two inhibitors on succinic dehydrogenase activity in cerebral hemispheres of male garden lizards of three different age groups.
abstract: Age changes in the specific activity of cerebral succinic dehydrogenase (SDH) and the effect of two inhibitors (malonate and p-chlorophenoxy acetic acid) on enzyme activity were traced in a short-lived species of reptile, Calotes versicolor, the garden lizard. The enzyme activity reached a peak level in middle-aged lizards followed by a decline in old counterparts. The enzyme inhibitions by both the inhibitors were significantly higher in old than in middle-aged and young lizards suggesting a change in specificity of SDH molecules during ageing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Khallikote College, Berhampur, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Patnaik