A comparison of the effects of corticosterone and cortisol on intermediary metabolism of Calotes versicolor.

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.