The influence of petrochemicals and stress on the immune system of seabirds

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-155

  Briggs, Kenneth T ^a   Yoshida, Steven H ^a   Gershwin, M Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PETROCHEMICAL AGENT; PETROLEUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEHAVIOR; BIRD; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; STRESS; SURVIVAL; WELLBEING; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0029896664     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1996.0036     Document Type: Article

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