Porphyrins in excreta: A nondestructive biomarker for the hazard assessment of birds contaminated with PCBs

Chemosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-42

  Fossi, M Cristina ^a   Casini, Silvia ^a   Marsili, Letizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUOROMETRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LIVER; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE; COTURNIX COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA;

BIOMARKER; PORPHYRIN;

EID: 0029662914     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(96)00161-0     Document Type: Article

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