Morphometric brain abnormalities in double-crested cormorant chicks exposed to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-26

  Henshel, Diane S ^a   Martin, J William ^a   Norstrom, Ross J ^b   Elliott, John ^b,c   Cheng, Kimberly M ^c   DeWitt, Jamie C ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

asymmetry; brain; cormorants; embryo; Great Lakes; PCBs; PCDDs; TCDD

Indexed keywords

ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 0030958801     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(97)70881-5     Document Type: Article

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