On the measurement of circulating antioxidant capacity and the nightmare of uric acid

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 321-325

  Costantini, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; Free radicals; Oxidative stress; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955031408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2010.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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