Antioxidant enzymes activity and lipid peroxidation processes in blood of White Stork Ciconia ciconia chicks from polluted and control environments

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the activity of most important antioxidant enzymes of blood of White Stork, altricial bird, during postnatal development. We have taken under a consideration the content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances TBARS, superoxide dismutase, catalase, and ceruloplasmine diurnal and nocturnal activity, in polluted and control environments near Zielona Góra (SW Poland).We also analyzed the processes of lipid peroxidation in the blood of young storks and their age dependencies.