Browsing Biological Sciences by Subject "oxidative stress"

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High activity before breeding improves reproductive performance by enhancing mitochondrial function and biogenesis

Zhang, Yufeng; Brasher, Adam L.; Park, Noel R.; Taylor, Halie A.; Kavazis, Andreas N.; Hood, Wendy R.; 0000-0002-8398-3908 (2022-03-13)

Understanding of physiological responses of organisms is typically based on data collected during an isolated event. Although many fundamental insights have been gained from these studies, evaluating the response to a ...

An in vivo test of the biologically relevant roles of carotenoids as antioxidants in animals

Weaver, Ryan, J.; Wang, Phillip; Hill, Geoffrey, E.; Cobine, Paul A.; 0000-0002-6160-4735; 0000-0001-6012-0985 (2022-03-13)

Carotenoids are well known for their contribution to the vibrant coloration of many animals and have been hypothesized to be important antioxidants. Surprisingly few examples of carotenoids acting as biologically relevant ...