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Oxidative Stress in Endurance Flight: An Unconsidered Factor in Bird Migration
Migrating birds perform extraordinary endurance flights, up to 200 h non-stop, at a very high metabolic rate and while fasting. Such an intense and prolonged physical activity is normally associated with an increased production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) and thus increased risk o...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022615/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24830743 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097650 |