PMID: 15374324Sep 1, 1993Paper

Effect of partial water deprivation and restricted feeding on age-related changes in two enzymes of energy metabolism in the brain of male garden lizards

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
S Das, B K Patnaik

Abstract

The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity of garden lizard brain did not change with advancing age. On the other hand the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity showed a decline during maturation (young to middle-aged) remaining stabilized thereafter. Seven days of partial water deprivation did not alter the LDH activity of lizards of all three age groups but caused an increase in SDH activity of old lizards only. Restricted feeding led to a decline in the activities of both the enzymes (LDH and SDH) in young lizards and an increase in LDH activity of only the old, the response in middle-aged being insignificant. The protein content of the brain did not change during maturation, but declined in old lizards. Partial water deprivation caused an increase in protein content of the brain of both middle-aged and old lizards but not in young counterparts. Only the young lizards showed an increase in protein content of the brain in response to food restriction.

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May 1, 1995·Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics·B S JenaB K Patnaik
Jan 1, 1996·Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics·B S JenaB K Patnaik
Sep 29, 2006·Journal of Ethnopharmacology·Mohammad Hossein Dashti-RahmatabadiAli Rafati

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