No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird
Dietary carotenoids have been proposed to have physiological benefits in addition to contributing to coloration. Here, Koch et al. compare immune and antioxidant functions in yellow, carotenoid-rich vs. white, carotenoid-deficient canaries and find no difference, suggesting a limited physiological r...
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oai:doaj.org-article:6b27e48a78334cd88e56c2e62eced29b2021-12-02T16:56:38ZNo evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird10.1038/s41467-018-02974-x2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/6b27e48a78334cd88e56c2e62eced29b2018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02974-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Dietary carotenoids have been proposed to have physiological benefits in addition to contributing to coloration. Here, Koch et al. compare immune and antioxidant functions in yellow, carotenoid-rich vs. white, carotenoid-deficient canaries and find no difference, suggesting a limited physiological role of carotenoids.Rebecca E. KochAndreas N. KavazisDennis HasselquistWendy R. HoodYufeng ZhangMatthew B. ToomeyGeoffrey E. HillNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018) |
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Dietary carotenoids have been proposed to have physiological benefits in addition to contributing to coloration. Here, Koch et al. compare immune and antioxidant functions in yellow, carotenoid-rich vs. white, carotenoid-deficient canaries and find no difference, suggesting a limited physiological role of carotenoids. |
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No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird |
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No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird |
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No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird |
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No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird |
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No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird |
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no evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird |
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