The effects of short-term antioxidant supplementation on oxidative stress and flight performance in adult budgerigars Melopsittacus undulatus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2859-2864

  Larcombe, S D ^a   Tregaskes, C A ^b   Coffey, J S ^b   Stevenson, A E ^b   Alexander, L ^b   Arnold, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Comet assay; Exercise; MDA; Oxidative stress; TBAR

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMET ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FLYING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAKEET; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; COMET ASSAY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; LINEAR MODELS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELOPSITTACUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; MELOPSITTACUS; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 53949084214     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.017970     Document Type: Article

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