Yolk PCB and plasma retinol concentrations in shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) hatchlings

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 308-315

  Murvoll, K M ^a   Skaare, J U ^b   Nilssen, V H ^a   Bech, C ^a   OStnes J E ^a   Jenssen, B M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Central Veterinary Laboratory   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; PCB;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BIRD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORMITY; EGG YOLK; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; EGG YOLK; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; NORWAY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0033022036     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900476     Document Type: Article

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