Cell-mediated immune activation rapidly decreases plasma carotenoids but does not affect oxidative stress in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2155-2161

  Perez Rodriguez, Lorenzo ^a,b   Mougeot, François ^a,b   Alonso Alvarez, Carlos ^a   Blas, Julio ^c   Viñuela, Javier ^a   Bortolotti, Gary R ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Immune response; Phytohaemagglutinin; Red legged partridge; Sexual selection; TAS; TBARS

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; SCAVENGER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DRUG EFFECT; GALLIFORMES; IMMUNOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GALLIFORMES; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PIGMENTATION; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ALECTORIS RUFA; ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 47949131231     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.017178     Document Type: Article

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