Carotenoids and chameleons...

kinyonga

Chameleon Queen
http://weeksmd.com/2009/11/vitamin-abeta-carotene-a-ok-by-me-a-review/
"Of primary importance, on the other hand, to the old world chameleon, are the other 400-odd carotenoids which it ingests by feasting on exotic bugs which themselves have eaten myriad plant isoprenoid pigments. Once within the chameleon, not only do these carotenoids sequester themselves within reptilian dermal cells (prismatically formed to magnify the color changing effect) but they directly support osteoblastic activity." ...
 
Unfortunately neither statement is supported in the references. Keep up the good work posting though. I have a large section of PDFs on my hard drive thanks to you.
 
Glad I'm giving you a large section of PDFs! :)

I post what I find and leave it up to everyone to decide if it has merit or not.
 
Back
Top Bottom