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The energy savings-oxidative cost trade-off for migratory birds during endurance flight

Elite human and animal athletes must acquire the fuels necessary for extreme feats, but also contend with the oxidative damage associated with peak metabolic performance. Here, we show that a migratory bird with fuel stores composed of more omega-6 polyunsaturated fats (PUFA) expended 11% less energ...

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Autores principales: McWilliams, Scott, Pierce, Barbara, Wittenzellner, Andrea, Langlois, Lillie, Engel, Sophia, Speakman, John R, Fatica, Olivia, DeMoranville, Kristen, Goymann, Wolfgang, Trost, Lisa, Bryla, Amadeusz, Dzialo, Maciej, Sadowska, Edyta, Bauchinger, Ulf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7733536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33306947
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60626