Mishra G, Behera H N
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 1986 Apr;5(1):11-9. doi: 10.1016/0167-4943(86)90003-8.
Alloxan diabetes in lizards Calotes versicolor, belonging to three age groups, induced decreased levels of percentage of solubility of collagen in dorsal and ventral skin regions after 7 days of treatment. Old lizards showed greater susceptibility to alloxan diabetes than lizards of the young and middle-age groups. There appears to be no correlation between blood-glucose level and accelerated ageing of collagen. It is suggested that, in alloxan diabetes, metabolites formed in the tissues might accelerate the ageing of collagen.