Glycaemia and albumin glycation rates as fitness mediators in the wild: the case of a long-lived bird
Adrián Moreno-Borrallo,
Pierre Bize,
Sarahi Jaramillo-Ortiz
et al.
Abstract:Glucose is a vital metabolic component in the functioning of organisms, but it can also bind to biomolecules through non-enzymatic glycation reactions that result in loss of functions. While the effects of glycation on health have been well demonstrated in biomedical research, little is known about the effects of glycation in wild animals. Here, we studied how plasma glucose levels and albumin glycation rates vary with age and are related to fitness in a relatively hyperglycaemic long-lived bird, the Alpine sw… Show more
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