Carotenoid Modulation of Immune Function and Sexual Attractiveness in Zebra Finches
- J. D. Blount, N. Metcalfe, T. Birkhead, Peter F Surai
- BiologyScience
- 4 April 2003
It is shown that manipulation of dietary carotenoid supply invokes parallel changes in cell-mediated immune function and sexual attractiveness in male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata).
Carotenoid-dependent signals: indicators of foraging efficiency, immunocompetence or detoxification ability?
- A. Møller, C. Biard, Peter F Surai
- Biology
- 2000
Effect of selenium and vitamin E content of the maternal diet on the antioxidant system of the yolk and the developing chick
- Peter F Surai
- Biology, MedicineBritish Poultry Science
- 1 May 2000
It is concluded that the nutritional status of the laying hen determines the efficiency of the antioxidant system throughout embryonic and early postnatal development of the offspring.
Carotenoids and egg quality in the lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus: a supplemental feeding study of maternal effects
- J. D. Blount, Peter F Surai, M. Kennedy
- BiologyProceedings of the Royal Society of London…
- 7 January 2002
The results suggest that carotenoids could be one resource responsible for egg quality maternal effects in birds, and the possible implications of carOTenoid–mediated effects on phenotype for fitness in mothers and their offspring are discussed.
Maternally derived androgens and antioxidants in bird eggs: complementary but opposing effects?
- N. Royle, Peter F Surai, I. Hartley
- Biology
- 1 July 2001
It is shown that within-clutch variation in yolk testosterone is the opposite to that of yolk antioxidant concentration in the lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus, and evidence is provided that these two direct maternal effects are complementary and, in conjunction with an indirect maternal effect (the onset of incubation), may provide an adaptive mechanism for parental favoritism in response to environmental variability.
Selenium content in selected foods from the Greek market and estimation of the daily intake.
- E. Pappa, A. Pappas, Peter F Surai
- Biology, MedicineScience of the Total Environment
- 15 December 2006
Silymarin as a Natural Antioxidant: An Overview of the Current Evidence and Perspectives
- Peter F Surai
- BiologyAntioxidants
- 1 March 2015
In animal nutrition and disease prevention strategy, SM alone, or in combination with other hepatho-active compounds (carnitine, betaine, vitamin B12, etc.), might have similar hepatoprotective effects as described in human nutrition.
Effects of carotenoids from lucerne, marigold and tomato on egg yolk pigmentation and carotenoid composition
- F. Karadas, E. Grammenidis, Peter F Surai, T. Acamovic, N. Sparks
- Medicine, BiologyBritish Poultry Science
- 1 October 2006
There was an increase in the yolk concentrations of lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene and β-carotene in eggs produced by female quail fed diets supplemented with natural carotenoids, compared with the control group.
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