Metal-related oxidative stress in birds

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2359-2370

  Koivula, Miia J ^a   Eeva, Tapio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Antioxidants; Metals; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIRDS; FREE RADICALS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANTIOXIDANT DEPLETIONS; ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME; CELLULAR LEVELS; ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL; METAL-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS; MODEL ORGANISMS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

METALS;

ANTIOXIDANT; METAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; BIRD; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLLUTANT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 77956217105     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.03.013     Document Type: Review

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