Vitagenes in avian biology and poultry health / Peter F. Surai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Surai, Peter F., author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poultry--Effect of stress on.

Poultry.

Poultry--Effect of stress on--Genetic aspects.

Poultry--Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (544 pages)

Place of Publication:

Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2020.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

About the author

Table of contents

Abbreviations

Part I. Stresses and antioxidant defences

Chapter 1 Stresses in poultry production

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Classification of stresses in poultry production

1.3 Technological stresses

1.4 Environmental stresses

1.5 Nutritional stresses

1.6 Internal/biological stresses

1.7 Conclusions

References

Chapter 2 Antioxidant systems in animal body

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Free radicals and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species

2.3 Three levels of antioxidant defence

2.4 Antioxidant defence network

2.5 Oxidative stress and redox biology

2.6 Stress-response pathways

2.7 Oxidative stress and transcription factors

2.8 Conclusions

Part II. Vitagenes in avian biology

Chapter 3 Vitagene concept development

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Vitagene family

3.3 Conclusions

Chapter 4 Superoxide dismutases (SODs)

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Superoxide dismutase in biological systems

4.3 Superoxide dismutase in avian biology

4.4 Superoxide dismutase up- and down-regulation in stress conditions

4.5 Clinical significance of superoxide dismutase activity in different tissues

4.6 Dietary modulation of superoxide dismutase

4.7 Conclusions

Chapter 5 Heat shock proteins

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Heat shock response and heat shock factors

5.3 Chicken heat shock factors

5.4 Heat shock proteins

5.5 Practical applications of heat shock proteins expression in poultry production

5.6 Conclusions

Chapter 6 Thioredoxin system

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Thioredoxins

6.3 Thioredoxin reductase

6.4 Peroxiredoxins

6.5 Sulfiredoxin

6.6 Conclusions

Chapter 7 Glutathione system in avian biology

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Glutathione

7.3 Glutathione reductase

7.4 Glutaredoxins

7.5 Glutathione peroxidases

7.6 Se-dependent glutathione peroxidases

7.7 Non-Se glutathione peroxidases

7.8 Conclusions

Chapter 8 Sirtuins in avian biology

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Protective functions of sirtuins

8.3 Sirtuins and oxidative stress

8.4 Nutritional regulation of sirtuins

8.5 Sirtuins and transcription factors

8.6 Conclusions

References

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Wageningen, viewed December 2, 2020).

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9789086869060

9086869068

Publisher Number:

99993257713

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Restricted for use by site license.