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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Auteurs principaux: Rebecca E. Koch, Andreas N. Kavazis, Dennis Hasselquist, Wendy R. Hood, Yufeng Zhang, Matthew B. Toomey, Geoffrey E. Hill
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/6b27e48a78334cd88e56c2e62eced29b
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