No evidence for melatonin-linked immunoenhancement over the annual cycle of an avian species

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 445-451

  Buehler, Deborah M ^a   Koolhaas, Anita ^b   Van'T Hof, Thomas J ^c,d   Schwabl, Ingrid ^c   Dekinga, Anne ^b   Piersma, Theunis ^a,b   Tieleman, B Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Takisaki Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual cycle; Immune function; Melatonin; Seasonal stressors; Winter immunoenhancement hypothesis

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHARADRIIFORMES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEATHER; IMMUNOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHARADRIIFORMES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEATHERS; MELATONIN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67349086154     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-009-0422-y     Document Type: Article

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