Nitric oxide production: An easily measurable condition index for vertebrates

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 959-966

  Sild, Elin ^a   Hõrak, Peeter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Avian physiology; Griess reaction; Immunoecology; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATION; PASSERINE; SIGNALING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARDUELIS CHLORIS; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 63149191960     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0710-0     Document Type: Article

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