Ascorbic acid and melatonin reduce heat-induced performance inhibition and oxidative stress in Japanese quails

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-122

  Sahin, N ^a   Onderci, M ^a   Sahin, K ^a   Gursu, M F ^a   Smith, M O ^b  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; RETINOL; TOCOPHEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; COTURNIX; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FECES; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEAT INJURY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; COTURNIX; EATING; FECES; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; TOCOPHEROLS; VITAMIN A;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 1642347839     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001668941     Document Type: Article

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