Effect of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E on serum oxidative status in horses performing very light exercise;Effetto della somministrazione dietetica di acido γ-linolenico e vitamina e sullo stato ossidativo sierico di cavalli sottoposti a lavoro moderato

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-145

  Bergero, Domenico ^a   Miraglia, Nicoletta ^b   Schiavone, Achille ^a   Polidori, Mimmo ^b   Prola, Liviana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Horse; Oxidative stress; Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs); Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 74649083515     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2004.141     Document Type: Article

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