Like in fishes, the reptiles appear to show three types of senescence. The African skink,
Mabuya buettneri, shows rapid senescence similar to death at mating observed in Salmon …

This paper reviews the literature on growth in reptiles. The current consensus is that growth
data for small and medium-sized reptiles are best fitted by logistic-by-mass equations, data …

We surgically thyroidectomized (Tx) or sham‐operated hatchling slider turtles—Trachemys
(Pseudemys) scripta—and measured their growth (mass and carapace length) for 5 to 7 …

Administration of both thyroxine (1 μg/g body wt) and thiourea (0.5 mg/10 g body wt) to
young male garden lizards for a period of 2 weeks led to changes in morphometric …

Both centrophenoxine and lysine appear to stimulate the deposition of collagen as evident
from the values of total content in skin and tendon. The solubilities of collagen in salt and …

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1. Long-term goitrogen or thyroxine (T 4) treatment were used to study the role of the thyroid
in growth and metabolism of juvenile turtles. 2. 2. In one study where methimazole had …

Ageing in Cold-Blooded Vertebrates Page 1 Ageing in Cold-Blooded Vertebrates Guest
Editor BK Patnaik, Berhampur, India 26 figures, 54 tables, 1994 KAUGERw Page 2 S. Karger …