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Rate of free radical production per unit O2 consumed

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Columba livia

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  1. Columba livia decreases rate of free radical production per unit O2 consumed in C. livia (one order of magnitude lower).

    “pigeon mitochondria show a rate of free radical production per unit O2 consumed one order of magnitude lower than rat mitochondria”

    Animalscompared to ratsbrain, lung and livermales

    Low mitochondrial free radical production per unit O2 consumption can explain the simultaneous presence of high longevity and high aerobic metabolic rate in birds

    Free radical research1 Oct 1994

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