The expression of melanin-based plumage is separately modulated by exogenous oxidative stress and a melanocortin

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1670, 2009, Pages 3089-3097

  Galván, Ismael ^a   Alonso Alvarez, Carlos ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Eumelanin; Glutathione; Melanocortin system; Oxidative stress; Pheomelanin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; DIQUAT; EUMELANIN; GLUTATHIONE; MELANIN; MELANOCORTIN;

ANTIOXIDANT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GAMEBIRD; GENE EXPRESSION; MELANIN; OXIDATION; PLUMAGE;

ALECTORIS RUFA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEATHER; HEREDITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLUMAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALECTORIS RUFA; ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 68849084396     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0774     Document Type: Article

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