A meta-analysis of glucocorticoids as modulators of oxidative stress in vertebrates

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-456

  Costantini, David ^a   Marasco, Valeria ^a   Møller, Anders Pape ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Brain; Corticosterone; Fitness; Free radicals; Oxidative damage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79953857468     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-011-0566-2     Document Type: Review

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