Evidence of oxidative stress in American kestrels exposed to electromagnetic fields

Environmental Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 198-207

  Fernie, Kimberly J ^a   Bird, David M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

American kestrel; Blood biochemistry; Electromagnetic fields; Immune response; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; MELATONIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RAPTOR; STRESS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 0034947851     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.2001.4263     Document Type: Article

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