Testosterone and carotenoids: An integrated view of trade-offs between immunity and sexual signalling

BioEssays

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 427-430

  Peters, Anne ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; LIPOPROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; DRUG UPTAKE; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL FUNCTION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES;

EID: 34248575011     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20563     Document Type: Article

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