Carotenoid intake does not affect immune-stimulated oxidative burst in greenfinches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3467-3473

  Sild, Elin ^a   Sepp, Tuul ^a   Männiste, Marju ^a   Hõrak, Peeter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Carotenoid; Immune challenge; LPS; Passerine; Whole blood chemiluminescence response

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCH; IMMUNOLOGY; INJECTION; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; RESPIRATORY BURST; TIME;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCHES; INJECTIONS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; PIGMENTATION; RESPIRATORY BURST; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 80053907386     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.062182     Document Type: Article

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