Seasonal variation in the regulation of redox state and some biotransformation enzyme activities in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica L.)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-158

  Raja Aho, Sari ^a   Kanerva, Mirella ^a   Eeva, Tapio ^a   Lehikoinen, Esa ^a   Suorsa, Petri ^a   Gao, Kai ^a   Vosloo, Dalene ^b   Nikinmaa, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PASSERINE; REDOX CONDITIONS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FINLAND; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SOUTH AFRICA; SWALLOW (BIRD);

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALASE; FINLAND; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SWALLOWS;

FINLAND; SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 84858712047     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664826     Document Type: Article

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