Infection, haematology and biochemistry in grey seal pups exposed to chlorinated biphenyls

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 81-98

  Hall, Ailsa ^a   Pomeroy, Paddy ^a   Green, Nick ^b   Jones, Kevin ^b   Harwood, John ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; HEMATOLOGY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION; LACTATION; MONITORING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEA POLLUTION; SEAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREY SEAL; ORGANOCHLORINE; ORGANOCHLORINES; POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECTS; SEAL PUP;

UK, SCOTLAND, ISLE OF MAY;

GRYPUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0031060593     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-1136(96)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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