Trends in hepatic tumours and hydropic vacuolation, fin erosion, organic chemicals and stable isotope ratios in winter flounder from Massachusetts, USA

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 458-470

  Moore, Michael J ^a   Shea, Damian ^b   Hillman, Robert E ^c   Stegeman, John J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CELL VACUOLE; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLATFISH; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA POLLUTION; SEWER OUTFALL; SLUDGE; TISSUE INJURY; UNITED STATES;

CHEMICAL-ASSOCIATED DISEASE; LIVER LESIONS; OUTFALLS; POLLUTION EFFECTS;

USA, MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON HARBOUR;

EID: 0029668929     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(96)84962-9     Document Type: Article

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