L-Tryptophan administered orally at night modifies the melatonin plasma levels, phagocytosis and oxidative metabolism of ringdove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) heterophils

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 293, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 79-85

  Cubero, J ^a   Valero, V ^a   Narciso, D ^a   Rivero, M ^b   Marchena, J M ^a   Rodriguez A B ^a   Barriga, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Scientific Department   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heterophils; Melatonin; Oxidative metabolism; Phagocytosis; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOVE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IN VIVO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NON HUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CHRONOTHERAPY; COLUMBIDAE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LEUKOCYTES; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SUPEROXIDES; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMALIA; STREPTOPELIA ROSEOGRISEA;

EID: 33751575677     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-2956-4     Document Type: Article

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