EFFECTS OF CORTICOSTEROIDS AND PROTEIN-SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS ON ACTIVITIES OF OXIDATIVE-ENZYMES IN A BONY FISH, ANABAS-TESTUDINEUS (BLOCH)

The activities of oxidative enzymes of hepatic mitochondria of Anabas testudineus increased following exogenous administration of hydrocortisone and corticosterone. The inhibitors of protein synthesis prevented the hormone-mediated increase of hepatic enzymes, suggesting that corticosteroids regulate the oxidative metabolism of this teleostean species through the protein synthetic machinery of liver. © 1990.