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The effect of carotenoid supplementation on immune system development in juvenile male veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus)

INTRODUCTION: Nutrient availability, assimilation, and allocation can have important and lasting effects on the immune system development of growing animals. Though carotenoid pigments have immunostimulatory properties in many animals, relatively little is known regarding how they influence the immu...

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Autores principales: McCartney, Kristen L, Ligon, Russell A, Butler, Michael W, DeNardo, Dale F, McGraw, Kevin J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24655326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-26