Immunoquantitation of cytochromes p450 1A and p450 2B and comparison with chlorinated hydrocarbon levels in archived polar bear liver samples

Chemosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 5-7, 1997, Pages 1469-1479

  Bandiera, S M ^a   Torok, S M ^a   Letcher, R J ^a   Norstrom, R J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CYTOCHROME P450 ISOENZYME; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BEAR; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALIA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0030942131     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00443-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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