Contaminant exposure, biochemical, and histopathological biomarkers in white suckers from contaminated and reference sites in the Sheboygan River, Wisconsin

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-130

  Schrank, Candy S ^a   Cormier, Susan M ^b   Blazer, Vicki S ^c  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

EROD; Histopathology; PAHs; PCBs; Sheboygan River; White suckers

Indexed keywords

CATOSTOMIDAE; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI;

EID: 0030874425     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(97)70890-6     Document Type: Article

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